iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) Sets New 1-Year High – Time to Buy?

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) shares hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $73.48 and last traded at $73.21, with a volume of 10971276 shares. The stock had previously closed at $73.46.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

The firm has a market cap of $114.94 billion, a PE ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $74.15 and a 200 day moving average price of $74.52.

Institutional Trading of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in IEFA. Trueblood Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.9% during the second quarter. Trueblood Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,868 shares of the company’s stock valued at $281,000 after acquiring an additional 144 shares during the last quarter. Litman Gregory Wealth Management LLC raised its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.5% in the second quarter. Litman Gregory Wealth Management LLC now owns 29,454 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,140,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the period. NorthRock Partners LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.7% during the third quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 5,895 shares of the company’s stock worth $460,000 after purchasing an additional 153 shares in the last quarter. Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.5% during the second quarter. Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI now owns 29,578 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,149,000 after buying an additional 154 shares during the period. Finally, CWS Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.5% in the second quarter. CWS Financial Advisors LLC now owns 33,697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,448,000 after buying an additional 156 shares in the last quarter.

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.