AQR Capital Management LLC Raises Stock Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 73.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 59,063 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 25,008 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $4,151,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in IEFA. Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 45.4% during the fourth quarter. Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 400,145 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,122,000 after acquiring an additional 124,991 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $633,000. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $424,000. ORG Partners LLC lifted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.7% in the fourth quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 25,343 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,782,000 after buying an additional 1,583 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,882,848 shares of the company’s stock worth $146,956,000 after buying an additional 11,477 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $80.05 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $76.22 and its 200-day simple moving average is $74.23. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $66.95 and a 1 year high of $80.28. The company has a market capitalization of $135.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.62 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.