CENTRAL TRUST Co Purchases 103,782 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

CENTRAL TRUST Co acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 103,782 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,054,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.8% in the 3rd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 8,029,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $777,886,000 after purchasing an additional 514,025 shares during the period. FDx Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $5,897,000. Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $1,877,000. Acorn Creek Capital LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.6% during the third quarter. Acorn Creek Capital LLC now owns 132,824 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,868,000 after buying an additional 2,038 shares during the period. Finally, Smith Partners Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 17.9% during the third quarter. Smith Partners Wealth Management LLC now owns 140,290 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,591,000 after buying an additional 21,296 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of BATS:IEFA opened at $97.43 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $192.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.36 and a beta of 0.80. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $85.03 and a 52 week high of $101.44. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $97.44 and a 200 day moving average of $96.46.

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.