Bahl & Gaynor Inc. Increases Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Bahl & Gaynor Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 7.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 180,590 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 12,742 shares during the quarter. Bahl & Gaynor Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $13,403,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BKM Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $48,000. Norway Savings Bank increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Norway Savings Bank now owns 4,931 shares of the company’s stock valued at $347,000 after acquiring an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. Premier Path Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $236,000. Global Trust Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Global Trust Asset Management LLC now owns 55,045 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,872,000 after acquiring an additional 2,667 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cooper Financial Group increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 192.8% during the fourth quarter. Cooper Financial Group now owns 11,032 shares of the company’s stock valued at $776,000 after acquiring an additional 7,264 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of IEFA traded up $0.74 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $74.72. 6,807,857 shares of the company traded hands. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $56.55 and a 1-year high of $70.84. The company has a market capitalization of $117.31 billion, a PE ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. The business has a 50 day moving average of $74.34 and a 200 day moving average of $72.69.

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.