West Bancorporation Inc. Cuts Stock Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

West Bancorporation Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 5.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 18,389 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,120 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF makes up about 1.0% of West Bancorporation Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest holding. West Bancorporation Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,435,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Trueblood Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.9% during the 2nd quarter. Trueblood Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,868 shares of the company’s stock valued at $281,000 after acquiring an additional 144 shares during the last quarter. Litman Gregory Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Litman Gregory Wealth Management LLC now owns 29,454 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,140,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Cardinal Point Capital Management ULC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.9% during the 2nd quarter. Cardinal Point Capital Management ULC now owns 3,230 shares of the company’s stock valued at $235,000 after acquiring an additional 152 shares during the last quarter. Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI now owns 29,578 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,149,000 after acquiring an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CWS Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. CWS Financial Advisors LLC now owns 33,697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,448,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IEFA stock traded down $0.25 on Friday, hitting $74.40. 6,612,189 shares of the stock traded hands. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $76.29 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $74.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $116.81 billion, a PE ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $56.55 and a twelve month high of $70.84.

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.