Independence Bank of Kentucky Acquires 1,407 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Independence Bank of Kentucky grew its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 7.2% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 20,957 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,407 shares during the quarter. Independence Bank of Kentucky’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,585,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Curat Global LLC purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the first quarter worth about $26,000. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Integrity Financial Corp WA increased its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 171.2% during the fourth quarter. Integrity Financial Corp WA now owns 396 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 250 shares during the period. Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, IFS Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $29,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 19.6%

BATS IEFA opened at $83.45 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $141.03 billion, a PE ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $66.95 and a 52 week high of $83.59. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $78.11 and a 200 day moving average price of $75.32.

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.