iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA Stock Acquired by Nationwide Fund Advisors

Nationwide Fund Advisors increased its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA – Free Report) by 195.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,401,740 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,589,852 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for approximately 10.1% of Nationwide Fund Advisors’ holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Nationwide Fund Advisors’ holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $232,681,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Signaturefd LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $395,596,000. Vantagepoint Investment Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter worth about $392,396,000. Bell Bank bought a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter worth about $343,821,000. Stairway Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter worth about $304,435,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.4% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 38,117,521 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,450,779,000 after purchasing an additional 2,957,022 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of IEFA stock opened at $97.20 on Friday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $85.03 and a 1 year high of $101.44. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $98.13 and its 200-day moving average is $96.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $166.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84.

About iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

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