Islay Capital Management LLC Acquires 622 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Islay Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 41,883 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 622 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up 2.2% of Islay Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest holding. Islay Capital Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $3,269,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of IEFA. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 1st quarter worth $29,000. Kiely Wealth Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter worth $29,000. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the first quarter worth $32,000. Finally, St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter valued at $37,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of BATS IEFA opened at $71.87 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $75.52 and its 200-day moving average price is $74.73. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $56.55 and a 52-week high of $70.84. The company has a market cap of $112.84 billion, a PE ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82.

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.