Fifth Third Bancorp Grows Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 7.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,516,761 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 246,443 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for approximately 1.0% of Fifth Third Bancorp’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest holding. Fifth Third Bancorp owned approximately 0.21% of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF worth $307,048,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9,134.0% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 7,156,078 shares of the company’s stock valued at $597,389,000 after purchasing an additional 7,078,581 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.6% during the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 96,540,540 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,355,581,000 after buying an additional 6,837,301 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 220,025,516 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,367,730,000 after buying an additional 5,414,037 shares in the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI grew its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 140.8% in the 2nd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 8,449,555 shares of the company’s stock valued at $705,336,000 after acquiring an additional 4,940,406 shares during the period. Finally, Vantagepoint Investment Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $365,315,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of BATS IEFA opened at $97.28 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $166.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $92.10 and its 200-day simple moving average is $88.77. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $66.95 and a 52-week high of $98.24.

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.