iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA Shares Newly Purchased by First Financial Bank Trust Division

First Financial Bank Trust Division purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 1,437,711 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $139,285,000. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 10.8% of First Financial Bank Trust Division’s holdings, making the stock its biggest holding.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 79,118,875 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,077,975,000 after acquiring an additional 2,898,461 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 40,788,933 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,648,978,000 after acquiring an additional 1,799,732 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.4% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 38,117,521 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,450,779,000 after acquiring an additional 2,957,022 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 179.9% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 18,177,164 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,626,129,000 after acquiring an additional 40,918,156 shares during the period. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% in 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 during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 1.0%

IEFA stock traded down $0.93 on Thursday, hitting $95.95. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 23,296,082 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,138,395. The stock has a market cap of $164.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $99.33 and a two-hundred day moving average of $96.69. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $85.03 and a 1 year high of $101.44.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 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.