iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) Shares Sold by Howard Financial Services LTD.

Howard Financial Services LTD. lowered its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFAFree Report) by 5.2% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 20,816 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,141 shares during the quarter. Howard Financial Services LTD.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,463,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions 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 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 purchasing an additional 2,129,111 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter valued at about $131,293,000. Retirement Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the second quarter worth about $116,903,000. Finally, Nationwide Fund Advisors bought a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $124,196,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 2.2 %

Shares of IEFA opened at $71.34 on Friday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $56.55 and a 12 month high of $70.84. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $71.90 and a 200 day simple moving average of $73.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $112.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Company Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

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