Bell Bank Sells 2,045,277 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Bell Bank lessened its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 62.4% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 1,232,944 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,045,277 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up 11.4% of Bell Bank’s holdings, making the stock its biggest holding. Bell Bank’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $96,231,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of IEFA. National Bank of Canada FI raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 220.0% in the 1st quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 7,138,336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $532,938,000 after purchasing an additional 4,907,948 shares during the last quarter. Dynasty Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $213,219,000. Stairway Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter worth $219,879,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.3% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 26,054,415 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,892,593,000 after acquiring an additional 2,219,758 shares during the period. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 185.8% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 3,339,335 shares of the company’s stock worth $247,845,000 after acquiring an additional 2,170,869 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IEFA opened at $72.01 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $75.65 and a two-hundred day moving average of $74.71. The stock has a market cap of $113.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $56.55 and a one year high of $70.84.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 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.