SPC Financial Inc. Grows Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

SPC Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 2.6% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 889,962 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 22,292 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises about 6.2% of SPC Financial Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. SPC Financial Inc. owned about 0.06% of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF worth $66,053,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of IEFA. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 76,887,097 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,409,007,000 after acquiring an additional 3,655,216 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.4% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 56,399,935 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,967,735,000 after acquiring an additional 3,893,711 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 30,507,082 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,146,182,000 after acquiring an additional 1,543,838 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 29,518,120 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,076,600,000 after acquiring an additional 673,843 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.6% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 23,834,657 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,769,008,000 after acquiring an additional 1,679,610 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of IEFA stock traded up $0.28 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $74.90. 5,563,669 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $74.18 and its 200-day moving average is $72.39. The stock has a market cap of $117.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $56.55 and a 52 week 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.