Aspen Investment Management Inc Cuts Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Aspen Investment Management Inc lessened its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 0.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 78,596 shares of the company’s stock after selling 349 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for 2.6% of Aspen Investment Management Inc’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. Aspen Investment Management Inc’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $5,524,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of IEFA. Salomon & Ludwin LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.5% during the 4th quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 1,448 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,000 after acquiring an additional 137 shares during the last quarter. HTLF Bank lifted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. HTLF Bank now owns 3,246 shares of the company’s stock worth $228,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares during the last quarter. Union Savings Bank boosted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 39.6% during the fourth quarter. Union Savings Bank now owns 501 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares during the period. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 49,285 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,464,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Winthrop Advisory Group LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Winthrop Advisory Group LLC now owns 3,666 shares of the company’s stock valued at $258,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 9.0 %

Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $76.10 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $72.44 and a 200-day simple moving average of $74.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $119.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $56.55 and a 1-year 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.