Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. Grows Stock Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 8.2% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 779,239 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 59,061 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for about 2.5% of Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 17th largest position. Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $54,765,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Paragon Capital Management Ltd grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 19.8% during the fourth quarter. Paragon Capital Management Ltd now owns 20,120 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,414,000 after purchasing an additional 3,328 shares in the last quarter. StrongBox Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. StrongBox Wealth LLC now owns 22,973 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,615,000 after buying an additional 1,088 shares during the last quarter. Alaska Permanent Fund Corp boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 43.6% during the 4th quarter. Alaska Permanent Fund Corp now owns 2,543,098 shares of the company’s stock worth $178,729,000 after acquiring an additional 772,537 shares in the last quarter. Heritage Family Offices LLP increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Heritage Family Offices LLP now owns 49,970 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,512,000 after acquiring an additional 950 shares during the last quarter. Finally, West Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.9% during the 4th quarter. West Financial Advisors LLC now owns 274,546 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,295,000 after acquiring an additional 15,319 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

BATS IEFA opened at $70.67 on Thursday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $56.55 and a 12 month high of $70.84. The company has a market capitalization of $110.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $72.03 and its 200 day moving average price is $74.00.

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.