Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. Takes Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 32,073 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,256,000. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises 1.4% of Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest holding.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. CoreFirst Bank & Trust lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.2% in the third quarter. CoreFirst Bank & Trust now owns 3,050 shares of the company’s stock valued at $196,000 after buying an additional 150 shares during the period. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.7% in the second quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC now owns 9,272 shares of the company’s stock valued at $626,000 after buying an additional 152 shares during the period. Beacon Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.7% in the fourth quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 1,579 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,000 after buying an additional 153 shares during the period. Lavaca Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% in the third quarter. Lavaca Capital LLC now owns 36,509 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,349,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the period. Finally, StrongBox Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. StrongBox Wealth LLC now owns 24,595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,730,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS IEFA traded down $0.01 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $70.76. The company had a trading volume of 8,422,539 shares. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $72.55 and its 200-day simple moving average is $69.04. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $56.55 and a 12 month high of $70.84. The firm has a market cap of $110.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.39 and a beta of 0.82.

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.