Hicks Capital Management LLC Reduces Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Hicks Capital Management LLC lessened its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 18,467 shares of the company’s stock after selling 246 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises about 2.4% of Hicks Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Hicks Capital Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,542,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Kovack Advisors Inc. grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 12,583 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,050,000 after purchasing an additional 313 shares during the last quarter. Earned Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 33.5% in the 2nd quarter. Earned Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 117,990 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,850,000 after purchasing an additional 29,629 shares during the last quarter. Tradewinds LLC. acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $4,146,000. IFG Advisory LLC grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.7% in the 2nd quarter. IFG Advisory LLC now owns 231,645 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,338,000 after purchasing an additional 22,335 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FWG Investments LLC. acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $216,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

BATS IEFA opened at $88.33 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $151.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. The company’s fifty day moving average is $87.20 and its two-hundred day moving average is $83.72. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $66.95 and a 52-week high of $87.36.

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.