Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Acquires 111,650 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 5.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,108,714 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 111,650 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises 1.3% of Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 12th largest position. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.12% of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF worth $184,112,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 353,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,820,000 after acquiring an additional 12,569 shares during the period. Becker Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.9% in the third quarter. Becker Capital Management Inc. now owns 200,026 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,464,000 after acquiring an additional 14,582 shares in the last quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.6% during the third quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 2,276,167 shares of the company’s stock worth $198,732,000 after purchasing an additional 35,205 shares during the period. Clearstead Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 11.0% during the 3rd quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 844,736 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,754,000 after acquiring an additional 83,798 shares during the period. Finally, Bangor Savings Bank raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.9% in the third quarter. Bangor Savings Bank now owns 1,018,391 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,916,000 after purchasing an additional 56,807 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 2.1%

Shares of BATS:IEFA opened at $92.64 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $94.18 and a 200-day moving average of $89.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $158.41 billion, a PE ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $66.95 and a 12 month high of $98.83.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Company 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.