Alliancebernstein L.P. Increases Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 3.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,906,593 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 217,807 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. owned approximately 0.44% of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF worth $485,395,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Salomon & Ludwin LLC boosted its holdings 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 worth $102,000 after acquiring an additional 137 shares during the period. HTLF Bank lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. HTLF Bank now owns 3,246 shares of the company’s stock worth $228,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. Union Savings Bank boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 39.6% in the fourth quarter. Union Savings Bank now owns 501 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 20,529 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,444,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Koshinski Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 49,285 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,464,000 after buying an additional 148 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of IEFA stock opened at $76.40 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $75.65 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $74.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $128.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.46 and a beta of 0.88. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $68.74 and a 12 month high of $78.95.

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.