Halpern Financial Inc. Reduces Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Halpern Financial Inc. trimmed its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 155,026 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,360 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for approximately 3.1% of Halpern Financial Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position. Halpern Financial Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $11,976,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bennett Associates Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth $11,903,000. Visionary Wealth Advisors grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.3% during 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 during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its position 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 valued at $249,010,000 after buying an additional 1,200,708 shares during the last quarter. Cim Investment Management Inc. boosted its position 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 valued at $7,500,000 after buying an additional 1,756 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. boosted its position 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 valued at $365,447,000 after buying an additional 451,382 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.7 %

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock traded up $0.54 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $77.04. The company had a trading volume of 5,168,567 shares. The company has a market capitalization of $120.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. The company’s fifty day moving average is $75.33 and its 200-day moving average is $74.31. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $56.55 and a 12-month 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.