Alesco Advisors LLC Purchases 108,801 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Alesco Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 2.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,223,998 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 108,801 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up approximately 10.4% of Alesco Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Alesco Advisors LLC owned 0.29% of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF worth $297,158,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Peoples Bank KS raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 275.0% during the 4th quarter. Peoples Bank KS now owns 375 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 275 shares during the period. Blume Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 275.6% during the 3rd quarter. Blume Capital Management Inc. now owns 477 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 350 shares during the period. Criterion Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000. Milestone Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $39,000. Finally, Thompson Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $40,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

IEFA stock traded up $0.56 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $72.36. 6,962,443 shares of the company were exchanged. The firm has a market cap of $112.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.39 and a beta of 0.82. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $72.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $69.28. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $56.55 and a 1-year 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.