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

Hancock Whitney Corp boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 0.5% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 402,392 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,808 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises about 1.0% of Hancock Whitney Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding. Hancock Whitney Corp’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $31,407,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of IEFA. HCR Wealth Advisors lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.4% in the 3rd quarter. HCR Wealth Advisors now owns 16,331 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,275,000 after buying an additional 1,397 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 60.6% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 336,898 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,472,000 after acquiring an additional 127,082 shares during the period. QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 23.1% during the second quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,511 shares of the company’s stock valued at $400,000 after purchasing an additional 1,035 shares during the last quarter. Iams Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $237,000. Finally, WealthCare Investment Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. WealthCare Investment Partners LLC now owns 35,826 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,602,000 after purchasing an additional 643 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of IEFA opened at $72.29 on Monday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $56.55 and a 12 month high of $70.84. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $75.20 and a 200 day moving average price of $74.68. The company has a market cap of $113.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82.

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.