Tufton Capital Management Grows Stock Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Tufton Capital Management grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 1.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 17,015 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 305 shares during the period. Tufton Capital Management’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,196,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Fortress Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $1,307,000. Private Trust Co. NA boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.7% in the 4th quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 95,162 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,688,000 after acquiring an additional 7,595 shares during the last quarter. Sentinel Trust Co. LBA boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.6% in the 4th quarter. Sentinel Trust Co. LBA now owns 27,573 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,938,000 after acquiring an additional 2,424 shares during the last quarter. Wakefield Asset Management LLLP boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. Wakefield Asset Management LLLP now owns 48,773 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,428,000 after acquiring an additional 2,230 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Command Advisory Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 2,412,317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $169,537,000 after acquiring an additional 130,827 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

IEFA stock opened at $75.43 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $72.81 and its 200-day simple moving average is $74.17. 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 $126.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.99 and a beta of 0.89.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Company 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.