CENTRAL TRUST Co Buys 6,715 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

CENTRAL TRUST Co lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 8.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 86,246 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,715 shares during the quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $7,716,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Summit Wealth & Retirement Planning Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.3% during the 4th quarter. Summit Wealth & Retirement Planning Inc. now owns 17,086 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,529,000 after acquiring an additional 1,020 shares during the period. AlphaStar Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 58.8% during the 4th quarter. AlphaStar Capital Management LLC now owns 5,492 shares of the company’s stock valued at $491,000 after acquiring an additional 2,034 shares during the period. Carbahal Olsen Financial Services Group LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Carbahal Olsen Financial Services Group LLC now owns 155,392 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,901,000 after acquiring an additional 1,284 shares during the period. Legacy Edge Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $86,498,000. Finally, Balentine LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.9% during the 4th quarter. Balentine LLC now owns 2,203,687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $197,142,000 after acquiring an additional 199,360 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of BATS:IEFA opened at $95.39 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $93.40 and a 200 day moving average of $91.61. The company has a market cap of $163.12 billion, a PE ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $79.44 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.