iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) Shares Acquired by Foundry Financial Group Inc.

Foundry Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 7.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 128,469 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,349 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up approximately 5.6% of Foundry Financial Group Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Foundry Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $9,029,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in IEFA. Salomon & Ludwin LLC increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.5% in the 4th quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 1,448 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,000 after acquiring an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. HTLF Bank increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. HTLF Bank now owns 3,246 shares of the company’s stock valued at $228,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. Union Savings Bank increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 39.6% in the 4th quarter. Union Savings Bank now owns 501 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position in 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 acquiring an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Koshinski Asset Management Inc. increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 49,285 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,464,000 after acquiring an additional 148 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 10.9 %

IEFA opened at $77.37 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $129.97 billion, a PE ratio of 16.99 and a beta of 0.89. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $56.55 and a 1-year high of $70.84. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $73.32 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $74.26.

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.