iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) is CKW Financial Group’s 2nd Largest Position

CKW Financial Group increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 2,096,299 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,791 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises 19.6% of CKW Financial Group’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. CKW Financial Group’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $162,295,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in IEFA. Stairway Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $219,879,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.3% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 26,054,415 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,892,593,000 after buying an additional 2,219,758 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 185.8% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 3,339,335 shares of the company’s stock worth $247,845,000 after acquiring an additional 2,170,869 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 24.4% in the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 10,859,322 shares of the company’s stock worth $793,599,000 after acquiring an additional 2,129,111 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter worth $131,293,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IEFA traded up $0.30 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $72.59. The company had a trading volume of 9,263,677 shares. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $56.55 and a 52-week high of $70.84. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $75.20 and a 200-day moving average price of $74.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $113.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82.

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.