iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) Shares Purchased by Nationwide Fund Advisors

Nationwide Fund Advisors grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 17.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,869,957 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 278,726 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises 10.5% of Nationwide Fund Advisors’ holdings, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Nationwide Fund Advisors owned 0.12% of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF worth $131,421,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Baring Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $210,000. Paladin Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Paladin Advisory Group LLC now owns 86,361 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,069,000 after purchasing an additional 1,795 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 31,909 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,243,000 after purchasing an additional 1,005 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 16.5% in the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,270,992 shares of the company’s stock worth $89,325,000 after purchasing an additional 179,944 shares during the last quarter. Finally, McKinley Carter Wealth Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.4% in the fourth quarter. McKinley Carter Wealth Services Inc. now owns 894,189 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,844,000 after purchasing an additional 53,884 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 5.3 %

Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $73.51 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $115.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $72.00 and a 200 day simple moving average of $73.90. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $56.55 and a 12-month high of $70.84.

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.