First Merchants Corp Acquires 5,805 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

First Merchants Corp increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 3.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 163,487 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,805 shares during the quarter. First Merchants Corp’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $14,274,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 224,378 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,731,000 after acquiring an additional 7,772 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.7% in the third quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 353,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,820,000 after purchasing an additional 12,569 shares during the period. Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE increased its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.0% in the second quarter. Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE now owns 97,851 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,169,000 after purchasing an additional 6,435 shares in the last quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 14.4% during the 3rd quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC now owns 121,675 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,623,000 after purchasing an additional 15,277 shares during the period. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% during the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 253,487 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,161,000 after buying an additional 21,906 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $91.56 on Wednesday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $66.95 and a fifty-two week high of $87.36. The company has a market capitalization of $156.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a fifty day moving average of $88.75 and a 200 day moving average of $86.63.

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.