Nationwide Fund Advisors Raises Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Nationwide Fund Advisors increased its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 53.8% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 2,875,315 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,005,358 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for 18.5% of Nationwide Fund Advisors’ portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Nationwide Fund Advisors’ holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $217,518,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Curat Global LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the first quarter worth about $26,000. WFA Asset Management Corp purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $26,000. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Integrity Financial Corp WA grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 171.2% during the 4th quarter. Integrity Financial Corp WA now owns 396 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 250 shares during the period. Finally, IFS Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $29,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 16.8%

BATS IEFA opened at $81.54 on Thursday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $66.95 and a 12 month high of $84.22. The stock has a market cap of $139.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. The company’s 50 day moving average is $80.71 and its two-hundred day moving average is $76.17.

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.