Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC Cuts Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC cut its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 11,868 shares of the company’s stock after selling 251 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 1.4% of Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest holding. Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $801,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in IEFA. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 114,199.2% in the 4th quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 954,128,634 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,812,489,000 after acquiring an additional 953,293,870 shares during the last quarter. Bishop & Co Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6,587.4% in the 2nd quarter. Bishop & Co Investment Management LLC now owns 21,930,077 shares of the company’s stock worth $324,890,000 after purchasing an additional 21,602,147 shares in the last quarter. Cowa LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7,482.8% in the first quarter. Cowa LLC now owns 7,950,414 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,200,000 after purchasing an additional 7,845,566 shares during the last quarter. Providence Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6,192.3% during the first quarter. Providence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 5,504,317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $82,338,000 after purchasing an additional 5,416,840 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alaska Permanent Fund Corp purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the second quarter valued at $343,170,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 1.4 %

BATS:IEFA traded up $0.92 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $66.99. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 5,444,172 shares. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $64.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $66.39. The stock has a market cap of $98.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.29 and a beta of 0.87. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $56.55 and a 12-month high of $70.84.

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.