iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA Stock: WASHINGTON TRUST Co Raises Position

WASHINGTON TRUST Co lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 1.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 324,807 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,140 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up 1.0% of WASHINGTON TRUST Co’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest holding. WASHINGTON TRUST Co’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $31,467,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bell Bank acquired a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at $343,821,000. Stairway Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth about $304,435,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.4% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 38,117,521 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,450,779,000 after purchasing an additional 2,957,022 shares during the last quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $230,635,000. Finally, Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $180,057,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of BATS IEFA traded down $0.47 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $95.68. The stock had a trading volume of 7,491,461 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,895,907. The firm has a market cap of $163.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $85.03 and a fifty-two week high of $101.44. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $98.45 and a 200-day moving average of $97.43.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Company 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.