Wedmont Private Capital Raises Stock Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Wedmont Private Capital raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 12.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,116,274 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 121,209 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for 4.1% of Wedmont Private Capital’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Wedmont Private Capital owned 0.07% of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF worth $81,901,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Salomon & Ludwin LLC lifted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.5% in the 4th quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 1,448 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,000 after acquiring an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. Obermeyer Wealth Partners lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Obermeyer Wealth Partners now owns 4,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $318,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. Kraft Davis & Associates LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Kraft Davis & Associates LLC now owns 6,416 shares of the company’s stock worth $480,000 after buying an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. HTLF Bank boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. HTLF Bank now owns 3,246 shares of the company’s stock worth $228,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 20,529 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,444,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 19.6%

Shares of IEFA opened at $83.45 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $78.11 and a 200 day moving average of $75.35. The company has a market capitalization of $141.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $66.95 and a 12 month high of $83.59.

About iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

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.