Sunbelt Securities Inc. Grows Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 13.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 108,732 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,800 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for approximately 0.7% of Sunbelt Securities Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest position. Sunbelt Securities Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $9,493,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 109.0% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 13,626,889 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,189,764,000 after buying an additional 7,107,210 shares during the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9,134.0% during the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 7,156,078 shares of the company’s stock valued at $597,389,000 after acquiring an additional 7,078,581 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.6% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 96,540,540 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,355,581,000 after acquiring an additional 6,837,301 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.5% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 220,025,516 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,367,730,000 after acquiring an additional 5,414,037 shares in the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 140.8% in the second quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 8,449,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $705,336,000 after acquiring an additional 4,940,406 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IEFA opened at $91.69 on Wednesday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $66.95 and a one year high of $98.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $156.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $94.41 and a 200 day moving average price of $90.31.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Company 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.