MidFirst Bank Acquires New Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

MidFirst Bank acquired a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 131,371 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,752,000. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for approximately 0.9% of MidFirst Bank’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest holding.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 179.9% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 18,177,164 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,626,129,000 after purchasing an additional 40,918,156 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 109.0% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 13,626,889 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,189,764,000 after purchasing an additional 7,107,210 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.0% during the 4th quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 43,144,722 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,859,727,000 after purchasing an additional 5,635,481 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 104,883,248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,382,856,000 after purchasing an additional 4,892,313 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 224,863,248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,632,810,000 after purchasing an additional 4,837,732 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

IEFA opened at $97.29 on Friday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $79.82 and a one year high of $98.83. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $96.47 and its 200-day moving average is $93.72. The company has a market capitalization of $166.37 billion, a PE ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 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.