iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA is Nationwide Fund Advisors’ 6th Largest Position

Nationwide Fund Advisors reduced its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 8.3% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,412,970 shares of the company’s stock after selling 219,130 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises approximately 9.6% of Nationwide Fund Advisors’ portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Nationwide Fund Advisors’ holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $218,446,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 227,762,243 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,375,610,000 after purchasing an additional 2,898,995 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 104,883,248 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,382,856,000 after purchasing an additional 4,892,313 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 79,118,875 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,077,975,000 after purchasing an additional 2,898,461 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.0% in the fourth quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 43,144,722 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,859,727,000 after purchasing an additional 5,635,481 shares during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 40,788,933 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,648,978,000 after purchasing an additional 1,799,732 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS:IEFA opened at $97.30 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $96.56 and a 200-day simple moving average of $94.24. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $81.17 and a one year high of $98.83. The stock 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 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.