Lazari Capital Management Inc. Boosts Stock Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Lazari Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 694.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 21,720 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,985 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for approximately 0.7% of Lazari Capital Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest holding. Lazari Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,578,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bennett Associates Wealth Management acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $11,903,000. Visionary Wealth Advisors boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Visionary Wealth Advisors now owns 79,827 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,616,000 after acquiring an additional 1,063 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 51.3% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,539,585 shares of the company’s stock worth $249,010,000 after acquiring an additional 1,200,708 shares in the last quarter. Cim Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Cim Investment Management Inc. now owns 106,614 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,500,000 after acquiring an additional 1,756 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% in the fourth quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,194,697 shares of the company’s stock worth $365,447,000 after acquiring an additional 451,382 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS IEFA opened at $77.43 on Wednesday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $56.55 and a fifty-two week high of $70.84. The company has a market cap of $121.57 billion, a PE ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $75.06 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $74.22.

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.