Park Avenue Securities LLC Boosts Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 18.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 352,147 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 55,295 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $31,503,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Coastline Trust Co lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 30.4% in the 4th quarter. Coastline Trust Co now owns 284,334 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,437,000 after acquiring an additional 66,249 shares during the last quarter. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC bought a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $117,000. GoalVest Advisory LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 24.9% during the 4th quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC now owns 151,914 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,590,000 after purchasing an additional 30,239 shares during the last quarter. Trust Co of the South raised its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 98.4% in the 4th quarter. Trust Co of the South now owns 7,175 shares of the company’s stock worth $642,000 after purchasing an additional 3,558 shares during the period. Finally, Foguth Wealth Management LLC. purchased a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $211,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS IEFA opened at $90.04 on Friday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $66.95 and a 1 year high of $98.83. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $94.36 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $90.31. The company has a market cap of $153.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84.

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.