iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA Shares Bought by Rational Advisors Inc.

Rational Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 26.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 177,332 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 37,152 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 1.6% of Rational Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Rational Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $15,864,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IEFA. Kozak & Associates Inc. lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3,462.5% during the third quarter. Kozak & Associates Inc. now owns 285 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 277 shares in the last quarter. Ransom Advisory Ltd acquired a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. acquired a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Security National Bank acquired a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Key Capital Management INC acquired a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth $30,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.5%

BATS:IEFA opened at $98.15 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $94.62 and its two-hundred day moving average is $92.87. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $79.82 and a 52 week high of $98.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $167.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84.

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.