iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA Shares Newly Purchased by Rock Creek Group LLC

Rock Creek Group LLC purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor purchased 87,016 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,430,000. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises approximately 0.8% of Rock Creek Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest holding.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of IEFA. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 16,811,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,521,915,000 after purchasing an additional 68,617 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.7% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 11,479,180 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,039,210,000 after purchasing an additional 720,499 shares in the last quarter. Keybank National Association OH bought a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,075,536,000. Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 8,847,558 shares of the company’s stock worth $800,969,000 after purchasing an additional 28,030 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.8% during the 3rd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 8,029,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $777,886,000 after buying an additional 514,025 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

IEFA stock traded up $0.13 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $96.89. 12,041,031 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 11,800,226. The firm has a market cap of $191.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.36 and a beta of 0.80. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $85.03 and a 1-year high of $101.44. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $97.30 and its 200 day simple moving average is $96.48.

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.