Fifth Third Bancorp Has $487.08 Million Stock Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 51.2% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,380,318 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,821,551 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for about 0.9% of Fifth Third Bancorp’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest holding. Fifth Third Bancorp’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $487,080,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of IEFA. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 227,762,243 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,375,610,000 after acquiring an additional 2,898,995 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley raised its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 104,883,248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,382,856,000 after purchasing an additional 4,892,313 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 79,118,875 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,077,975,000 after buying an additional 2,898,461 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.0% during the fourth quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 43,144,722 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,859,727,000 after purchasing an additional 5,635,481 shares during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 40,788,933 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,648,978,000 after buying an additional 1,799,732 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.5%

BATS:IEFA traded up $0.49 on Friday, reaching $97.22. 10,850,588 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 13,728,511. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $81.17 and a 1-year high of $98.83. The company’s 50 day moving average is $96.84 and its 200-day moving average is $94.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $166.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84.

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.