Northstar Asset Management Inc. Acquires New Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Northstar Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 3,692 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $308,000.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cypress Wealth Services LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.2% in the second quarter. Cypress Wealth Services LLC now owns 10,498 shares of the company’s stock worth $876,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. MBA Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. MBA Advisors LLC now owns 5,730 shares of the company’s stock valued at $478,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Kingsman Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Kingsman Wealth Management Inc. now owns 7,480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $624,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. now owns 12,109 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,011,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. Finally, RCS Financial Planning LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. RCS Financial Planning LLC now owns 9,555 shares of the company’s stock valued at $798,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 27.1%

IEFA opened at $88.71 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $86.97 and a 200 day simple moving average of $83.16. The firm has a market cap of $151.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $66.95 and a twelve month high of $87.36.

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.