Private Trust Co. NA Raises Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Private Trust Co. NA raised its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 8.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 95,162 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,595 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for approximately 0.7% of Private Trust Co. NA’s holdings, making the stock its 19th biggest holding. Private Trust Co. NA’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $6,688,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.2% in the 3rd quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 306,572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,928,000 after acquiring an additional 20,495 shares during the period. Fiducient Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter. Fiducient Advisors LLC now owns 66,273 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,173,000 after acquiring an additional 2,572 shares during the last quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 11.2% in the third quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management now owns 323,196 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,243,000 after purchasing an additional 32,609 shares during the period. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 44.2% during the 3rd quarter. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. now owns 8,042 shares of the company’s stock worth $628,000 after acquiring an additional 2,465 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tevis Investment Management acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth $216,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 8.1 %

Shares of BATS:IEFA opened at $75.43 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $72.81 and a 200-day moving average of $74.17. The firm has a market cap of $126.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.99 and a beta of 0.89. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $56.55 and a twelve month high of $70.84.

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.