Kowal Investment Group LLC Has $4 Million Stock Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Kowal Investment Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 14.5% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 53,921 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,846 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises about 0.9% of Kowal Investment Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest holding. Kowal Investment Group LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $4,002,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Morgan Stanley boosted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 88,364,142 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,686,233,000 after buying an additional 1,583,086 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 76,887,097 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,409,007,000 after acquiring an additional 3,655,216 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.4% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 56,399,935 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,967,735,000 after acquiring an additional 3,893,711 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 30,507,082 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,146,182,000 after acquiring an additional 1,543,838 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 29,518,120 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,076,600,000 after buying an additional 673,843 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

BATS IEFA traded up $0.07 during trading on Monday, hitting $72.64. 7,533,346 shares of the company’s stock traded hands. The stock has a market capitalization of $114.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $56.55 and a 12-month high of $70.84. The business has a 50 day moving average of $73.92 and a 200-day moving average of $72.18.

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.