WASHINGTON TRUST Co Grows Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

WASHINGTON TRUST Co boosted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 284,563 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,719 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 0.8% of WASHINGTON TRUST Co’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest holding. WASHINGTON TRUST Co’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $23,755,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Alaska Permanent Fund Corp grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 198.2% during the 1st quarter. Alaska Permanent Fund Corp now owns 7,583,471 shares of the company’s stock worth $596,895,000 after acquiring an additional 5,040,373 shares in the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp increased its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 40.1% during the second quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 15,245,913 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,272,729,000 after acquiring an additional 4,362,206 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.1% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 40,235,704 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,358,875,000 after purchasing an additional 3,675,689 shares in the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 308.9% during the 1st quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 3,509,149 shares of the company’s stock worth $265,438,000 after buying an additional 2,651,047 shares during the period. Finally, Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $140,348,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 28.6%

BATS IEFA traded up $19.93 during trading on Thursday, reaching $89.71. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 14,707,929 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,637,761. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $87.66 and a 200-day moving average price of $84.56. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $66.95 and a 1-year high of $87.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $153.40 billion, a PE ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84.

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.