iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA Stock Position Boosted by Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI

Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 2.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,288,069 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 60,458 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises approximately 2.9% of Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $207,139,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of IEFA. Kozak & Associates Inc. increased its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3,462.5% during the 3rd quarter. Kozak & Associates Inc. now owns 285 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 277 shares during the period. Ransom Advisory Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. bought a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Security National Bank bought a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $29,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock traded up $0.49 during trading on Friday, hitting $97.22. 10,850,588 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 13,728,511. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $96.84 and its 200 day simple moving average is $94.53. The firm has a market cap of $166.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $81.17 and a 52-week high of $98.83.

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.