Flputnam Investment Management Co. Grows Stock Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Flputnam Investment Management Co. increased its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 8.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 5,246,982 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 403,031 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises about 6.8% of Flputnam Investment Management Co.’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Flputnam Investment Management Co.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $469,395,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Kozak & Associates Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3,462.5% during the third quarter. Kozak & Associates Inc. now owns 285 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 277 shares during the last quarter. Ransom Advisory Ltd bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Security National Bank bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Finally, Key Capital Management INC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

IEFA opened at $98.32 on Wednesday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $79.82 and a one year high of $98.83. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $94.05 and its 200-day simple moving average is $92.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $168.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Company Profile

The iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EAFE IMI index, a market-cap-weighted index of developed-market stocks in Europe, Australasia and the Far East, and excludes North America IEFA was launched on Oct 18, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.