iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:IEUR) Sees Large Volume Increase

iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:IEUR) shares saw an uptick in trading volume on Thursday . 3,173,417 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 267% from the previous session’s volume of 864,368 shares.The stock last traded at $55.48 and had previously closed at $55.59.

iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $56.49 and its 200 day simple moving average is $53.67. The company has a market cap of $4.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.09 and a beta of 0.85.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. BlackRock Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF by 21.8% during the first quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 414,120 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,114,000 after purchasing an additional 74,207 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF by 9.7% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 61,042 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,260,000 after purchasing an additional 5,420 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF by 79.7% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 52,336 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,795,000 after purchasing an additional 23,206 shares in the last quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF by 506.0% during the first quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 210,028 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,215,000 after purchasing an additional 175,370 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF by 1.9% during the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 16,448 shares of the company’s stock worth $878,000 after purchasing an additional 306 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF

The iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF (IEUR) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Europe IMI index, a market-cap-weighted index of developed European securities. IEUR was launched on Jun 10, 2014 and is managed by BlackRock.