Certified Advisory Corp Increases Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Certified Advisory Corp raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 19.3% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 172,183 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 27,827 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up approximately 1.4% of Certified Advisory Corp’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest position. Certified Advisory Corp’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $15,588,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of IEFA. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 551,668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,771,000 after buying an additional 19,941 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter worth about $238,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter worth about $1,160,000. Bank of Nova Scotia acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter worth about $217,000. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $2,102,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 2.0%

BATS:IEFA opened at $95.47 on Wednesday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $81.17 and a 52 week high of $98.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $163.25 billion, a PE ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $96.55 and its 200-day moving average price is $93.89.

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.