Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC Increases Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 13.5% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 37,761 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,489 shares during the period. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,857,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Obermeyer Wealth Partners raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Obermeyer Wealth Partners now owns 4,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $318,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares during the last quarter. Kraft Davis & Associates LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Kraft Davis & Associates LLC now owns 6,416 shares of the company’s stock valued at $480,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% in the 4th 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 during the last quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors now owns 25,692 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,963,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hanson & Doremus Investment Management raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 40.4% in the 1st quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management now owns 511 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 15.2%

Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $80.39 on Monday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $66.95 and a 52 week high of $84.22. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $80.30 and a 200 day moving average price of $76.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $135.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.84.

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.