Fifth Third Bancorp Has $487.08 Million Stock Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Fifth Third Bancorp grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 51.2% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,380,318 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,821,551 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for 0.9% of Fifth Third Bancorp’s holdings, making the stock its 16th biggest position. Fifth Third Bancorp owned approximately 0.31% of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF worth $487,080,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in IEFA. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 227,762,243 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,375,610,000 after purchasing an additional 2,898,995 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 104,883,248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,382,856,000 after buying an additional 4,892,313 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 79,118,875 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,077,975,000 after buying an additional 2,898,461 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.0% during the fourth quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 43,144,722 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,859,727,000 after acquiring an additional 5,635,481 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 40,788,933 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,648,978,000 after acquiring an additional 1,799,732 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of IEFA stock traded up $0.49 on Friday, reaching $97.22. The stock had a trading volume of 10,850,588 shares, compared to its average volume of 13,728,511. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $96.84 and its two-hundred day moving average is $94.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $166.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $81.17 and a 12 month 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.