iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA Shares Sold by Nationwide Fund Advisors

Nationwide Fund Advisors lowered its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 8.3% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 2,412,970 shares of the company’s stock after selling 219,130 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises 9.6% of Nationwide Fund Advisors’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. Nationwide Fund Advisors owned about 0.14% of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF worth $218,446,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Breakwater Capital Group increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.8% in the first quarter. Breakwater Capital Group now owns 12,963 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,174,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. LGL Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. LGL Partners LLC now owns 33,979 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,040,000 after buying an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. Insight Inv LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Insight Inv LLC now owns 4,781 shares of the company’s stock worth $428,000 after buying an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Fairvoy Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Fairvoy Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,530 shares of the company’s stock valued at $226,000 after buying an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GW&K Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 12,993 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,162,000 after buying an additional 111 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

BATS IEFA opened at $97.30 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $96.56 and its 200 day moving average price is $94.24. The company has a market capitalization of $166.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $81.17 and a 12 month high of $98.83.

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.