Hancock Whitney Corp Trims Stock Position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Hancock Whitney Corp trimmed its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 8.4% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 400,584 shares of the company’s stock after selling 36,856 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for about 1.0% of Hancock Whitney Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest position. Hancock Whitney Corp’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $29,098,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of IEFA. Connecticut Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Connecticut Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,583,243 shares of the company’s stock worth $115,007,000 after acquiring an additional 33,324 shares during the period. Tcwp LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 26.7% during the second quarter. Tcwp LLC now owns 12,258 shares of the company’s stock worth $890,000 after purchasing an additional 2,585 shares in the last quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.5% in the second quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC now owns 50,909 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,698,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares during the period. Kiely Wealth Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 35.9% in the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 747,280 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,282,000 after purchasing an additional 197,298 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 1.0 %

Shares of IEFA stock opened at $76.70 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $74.70 and a 200-day simple moving average of $74.02. The company has a market cap of $120.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $56.55 and a 12-month high of $70.84.

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.