Alaska Permanent Fund Corp Trims Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Alaska Permanent Fund Corp cut its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 21.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,008,014 shares of the company’s stock after selling 823,992 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up approximately 3.3% of Alaska Permanent Fund Corp’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Alaska Permanent Fund Corp’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $223,255,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Morgan Stanley increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.8% in the third quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 88,364,142 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,686,233,000 after acquiring an additional 1,583,086 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 76,887,097 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,409,007,000 after acquiring an additional 3,655,216 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.4% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 56,399,935 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,967,735,000 after acquiring an additional 3,893,711 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.3% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 33,364,576 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,147,010,000 after acquiring an additional 1,360,944 shares during the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 30,507,082 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,146,182,000 after acquiring an additional 1,543,838 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of BATS:IEFA traded up $0.26 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $72.80. The company had a trading volume of 12,355,117 shares. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $73.74 and its 200 day moving average price is $71.93. The stock has a market cap of $114.30 billion, a PE ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $56.55 and a 1-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.