iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) Shares Acquired by Blue Trust Inc.

Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 87.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 31,713 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 14,826 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,229,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Nova R Wealth Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Nova R Wealth Inc. now owns 134,002 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,418,000 after buying an additional 2,604 shares during the last quarter. Vicus Capital lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Vicus Capital now owns 1,248,535 shares of the company’s stock worth $87,747,000 after acquiring an additional 50,376 shares during the period. DT Investment Partners LLC raised its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.5% in the fourth quarter. DT Investment Partners LLC now owns 177,902 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,503,000 after acquiring an additional 10,916 shares in the last quarter. First Merchants Corp boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. First Merchants Corp now owns 99,966 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,026,000 after buying an additional 2,781 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth $29,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of IEFA opened at $75.99 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $72.28 and a two-hundred day moving average of $73.92. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $56.55 and a one year high of $70.84. The stock has a market cap of $119.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82.

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.