iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA Stake Raised by Next Capital Management LLC

Next Capital Management LLC increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 8.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 146,055 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 11,598 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for about 4.2% of Next Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Next Capital Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $13,066,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Apella Capital LLC grew its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.3% in the fourth quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 447,787 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,059,000 after purchasing an additional 38,001 shares in the last quarter. Becker Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.9% in the third quarter. Becker Capital Management Inc. now owns 200,026 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,464,000 after purchasing an additional 14,582 shares in the last quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 11.0% in the third quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 844,736 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,754,000 after purchasing an additional 83,798 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Advisory LLC grew its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 12.7% in the third quarter. Cornerstone Advisory LLC now owns 128,182 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,192,000 after purchasing an additional 14,481 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bare Financial Services Inc grew its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 360,613 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,485,000 after purchasing an additional 8,800 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS:IEFA opened at $95.56 on Monday. 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 cap of $163.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. The business’s 50 day moving average is $95.29 and its 200 day moving average is $93.11.

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.