O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC Raises Stock Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 54.0% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 116,224 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 40,752 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $8,168,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $2,637,205,000. Life Planning Partners Inc increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6,920.2% in the fourth quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 8,435,918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $592,876,000 after acquiring an additional 8,315,752 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC raised its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6,704.8% during the fourth quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 3,403,698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $250,452,000 after purchasing an additional 3,353,679 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 30,101,231 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,115,515,000 after purchasing an additional 2,608,901 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TIAA Trust National Association boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 55,081,925 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,872,502,000 after purchasing an additional 2,594,394 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 8.7 %

Shares of BATS IEFA opened at $75.83 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $75.80 and its 200 day moving average is $74.41. The stock has a market cap of $128.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.50 and a beta of 0.88. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $68.74 and a 1-year high of $78.95.

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.