iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) Stock Position Boosted by First Citizens Bank & Trust Co.

First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 16.8% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 8,275,944 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,187,527 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for 9.0% of First Citizens Bank & Trust Co.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $581,633,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IEFA. Union Savings Bank grew its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of 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 worth $3,464,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares during the period. Winthrop Advisory Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Winthrop Advisory Group LLC now owns 3,666 shares of the company’s stock worth $258,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares during the period. NorthRock Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of 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 during the period. Finally, Selective Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Selective Wealth Management Inc. now owns 7,764 shares of the company’s stock worth $542,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 5.4 %

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $73.56 on Friday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $56.55 and a 52 week high of $70.84. The company has a market capitalization of $115.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $71.92 and a 200 day moving average price of $73.94.

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.