Kooman & Associates Increases Stock Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Kooman & Associates raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 2.5% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 18,836 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 452 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises approximately 0.5% of Kooman & Associates’ portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest position. Kooman & Associates’ holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,425,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in IEFA. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 191,738,074 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,475,352,000 after purchasing an additional 9,128,380 shares during the period. OLD Mission Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $302,005,000. FMR LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 18.5% during the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 22,804,204 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,602,679,000 after purchasing an additional 3,557,370 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 65,745,847 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,620,618,000 after purchasing an additional 3,362,038 shares during the period. Finally, Brooklyn FI LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6,704.8% during the 4th quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 3,403,698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $250,452,000 after purchasing an additional 3,353,679 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 18.3%

Shares of BATS:IEFA opened at $82.58 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $82.29 and a 200 day moving average of $77.33. The company has a market cap of $141.20 billion, a PE ratio of 16.18 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 $84.22.

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.