Econ Financial Services Corp Raises Stock Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Econ Financial Services Corp increased its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 211.6% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 122,954 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 83,496 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up 5.0% of Econ Financial Services Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Econ Financial Services Corp’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $8,641,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 88.9% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 25,979 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,887,000 after buying an additional 12,225 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 17.0% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 10,150 shares of the company’s stock worth $792,000 after acquiring an additional 1,476 shares in the last quarter. Ignite Planners LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.5% during the 3rd quarter. Ignite Planners LLC now owns 27,492 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,146,000 after acquiring an additional 1,668 shares during the last quarter. Bangor Savings Bank boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter. Bangor Savings Bank now owns 785,550 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,312,000 after acquiring an additional 31,507 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Omega Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.3% in the third quarter. Omega Financial Group LLC now owns 114,884 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,967,000 after purchasing an additional 8,756 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IEFA opened at $73.62 on Wednesday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $56.55 and a fifty-two week high of $70.84. The company’s fifty day moving average is $72.11 and its 200 day moving average is $73.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $115.58 billion, a PE ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82.

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.