Godshalk Welsh Capital Management Inc. Has $1.95 Million Stock Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Godshalk Welsh Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 1.6% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 27,759 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 429 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 1.3% of Godshalk Welsh Capital Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest position. Godshalk Welsh Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,951,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,637,205,000. Life Planning Partners Inc raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6,920.2% during the 4th 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 lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6,704.8% in the 4th 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 during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% in the 4th 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 grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.9% during the fourth 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 during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 10.3 %

BATS IEFA opened at $76.95 on Thursday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $68.74 and a 12 month high of $78.95. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $75.43 and a 200 day simple moving average of $74.39. The company has a market capitalization of $129.28 billion, a PE ratio of 16.46 and a beta of 0.88.

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.