Alesco Advisors LLC Has $297.16 Million Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Alesco Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 2.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,223,998 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 108,801 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises 10.4% of Alesco Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Alesco Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $297,158,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of IEFA. Strategic Blueprint LLC lifted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 217.0% in the 3rd quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 15,213 shares of the company’s stock worth $979,000 after buying an additional 10,414 shares during the last quarter. Secure Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $303,000. Blue Fin Capital Inc. increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 60.0% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Fin Capital Inc. now owns 11,225 shares of the company’s stock worth $722,000 after purchasing an additional 4,210 shares during the period. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 12.0% in the 3rd quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 940,425 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,516,000 after purchasing an additional 100,640 shares during the period. Finally, Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.2% in the 3rd quarter. Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,255 shares of the company’s stock worth $467,000 after purchasing an additional 673 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock traded up $0.56 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $72.36. The company had a trading volume of 6,962,443 shares. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $72.71 and a 200 day moving average price of $69.28. The firm has a market cap of $112.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.39 and a beta of 0.82. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $56.55 and a 12-month high of $70.84.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 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.