Occidental Asset Management LLC Lowers Stock Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Occidental Asset Management LLC lowered its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 57.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,494 shares of the company’s stock after selling 11,336 shares during the period. Occidental Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $760,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of IEFA. Kozak & Associates Inc. lifted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3,462.5% in the 3rd quarter. Kozak & Associates Inc. now owns 285 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 277 shares during the last quarter. Ransom Advisory Ltd bought a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. MB Levis & Associates LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 106.7% during the third quarter. MB Levis & Associates LLC now owns 339 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Westend Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $43,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $87.23 on Friday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $66.95 and a 52-week high of $98.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $149.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a fifty day moving average of $94.26 and a 200-day moving average of $90.36.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 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.