GDS Wealth Management Increases Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

GDS Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 12.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 11,490 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,296 shares during the quarter. GDS Wealth Management’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $808,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Union Savings Bank lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 39.6% during the 4th quarter. Union Savings Bank now owns 501 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares during the period. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 49,285 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,464,000 after acquiring an additional 148 shares during the period. Winthrop Advisory Group LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. Winthrop Advisory Group LLC now owns 3,666 shares of the company’s stock valued at $258,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares during the period. NorthRock Partners LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 5,895 shares of the company’s stock valued at $460,000 after acquiring an additional 153 shares during the period. Finally, Selective Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Selective Wealth Management Inc. now owns 7,764 shares of the company’s stock valued at $542,000 after acquiring an additional 160 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

IEFA opened at $72.80 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $114.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $72.08 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $73.86. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $56.55 and a 52-week high of $70.84.

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.