First National Bank & Trust Co. of Newtown Cuts Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

First National Bank & Trust Co. of Newtown lessened its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 6.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 251,362 shares of the company’s stock after selling 16,916 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises approximately 3.7% of First National Bank & Trust Co. of Newtown’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. First National Bank & Trust Co. of Newtown’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $17,666,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of IEFA. Salomon & Ludwin LLC increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.5% during the fourth quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 1,448 shares of the company’s stock worth $102,000 after buying an additional 137 shares during the last quarter. HTLF Bank increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. HTLF Bank now owns 3,246 shares of the company’s stock worth $228,000 after buying an additional 140 shares during the last quarter. Union Savings Bank increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 39.6% during the fourth quarter. Union Savings Bank now owns 501 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 49,285 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,464,000 after buying an additional 148 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Winthrop Advisory Group LLC increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Winthrop Advisory Group LLC now owns 3,666 shares of the company’s stock worth $258,000 after buying an additional 151 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 8.5 %

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $75.73 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $72.39 and its 200-day moving average is $73.99. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $56.55 and a 12 month high of $70.84. The company has a market capitalization of $118.89 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.