Eastern Bank Purchases 113,695 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Eastern Bank raised its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 1,220.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 123,009 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 113,695 shares during the quarter. Eastern Bank’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $11,004,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fairvoy Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Fairvoy Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,530 shares of the company’s stock worth $226,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Holland Advisory Services Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Holland Advisory Services Inc. now owns 11,073 shares of the company’s stock worth $991,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. Denver PWM LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% during the second quarter. Denver PWM LLC now owns 29,189 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,437,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares during the period. Retirement Planning Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.4% during the third quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC now owns 5,094 shares of the company’s stock worth $445,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares during the period. Finally, Efficient Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Efficient Advisors LLC now owns 4,451 shares of the company’s stock valued at $398,000 after buying an additional 122 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

BATS:IEFA opened at $87.47 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $149.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $66.95 and a fifty-two week high of $98.83. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $93.89 and a 200-day moving average price of $90.46.

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.