Fifth Third Securities Inc. Buys 3,803 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Fifth Third Securities Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 5.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 71,442 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,803 shares during the period. Fifth Third Securities Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $5,021,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Penney Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Penney Financial LLC now owns 92,143 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,476,000 after acquiring an additional 3,581 shares during the last quarter. Northeast Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 75.2% in the 4th quarter. Northeast Financial Group Inc. now owns 10,249 shares of the company’s stock worth $720,000 after buying an additional 4,398 shares during the period. Crews Bank & Trust purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $92,000. Nationwide Fund Advisors increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 17.5% during the 4th quarter. Nationwide Fund Advisors now owns 1,869,957 shares of the company’s stock valued at $131,421,000 after purchasing an additional 278,726 shares during the period. Finally, Baring Financial LLC purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $210,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 6.4 %

Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $74.27 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $72.05 and its 200-day moving average price is $73.91. 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 cap of $116.60 billion, a P/E 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.