iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA Stock Holdings Lifted by Opus Capital Group LLC

Opus Capital Group LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 125.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 795,418 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 441,946 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for about 7.8% of Opus Capital Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Opus Capital Group LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $69,448,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.6% in the second quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 224,378 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,731,000 after acquiring an additional 7,772 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.7% during the third quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 353,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,820,000 after acquiring an additional 12,569 shares during the last quarter. Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.0% during the second quarter. Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE now owns 97,851 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,169,000 after buying an additional 6,435 shares during the period. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.6% in the third quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 2,276,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $198,732,000 after purchasing an additional 35,205 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bangor Savings Bank lifted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.9% during the third quarter. Bangor Savings Bank now owns 1,018,391 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,916,000 after purchasing an additional 56,807 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 33.8%

Shares of BATS IEFA traded up $23.55 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $93.33. The company had a trading volume of 14,707,929 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,637,761. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $89.77 and its 200-day moving average price is $87.43. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $66.95 and a 1 year high of $87.36. The company has a market capitalization of $159.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84.

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.