HM Payson & Co. Raises Stock Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

HM Payson & Co. lifted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 36.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 16,502 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,379 shares during the period. HM Payson & Co.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,160,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Comprehensive Financial Planning Inc. PA acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Financial Life Planners acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Union Savings Bank boosted its stake 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 worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 12.2 %

Shares of BATS IEFA opened at $78.26 on Friday. 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 50 day simple moving average of $73.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $74.29. The stock has a market cap of $131.48 billion, a price-to-earnings 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.