Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC Sells 186,900 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC decreased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 27.1% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 502,488 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 186,900 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $48,761,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of EFA. MMA Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at about $34,000. Pflug Koory LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 65.9% during the third quarter. Pflug Koory LLC now owns 375 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $37,000. GoalVest Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 106.4% in the fourth quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC now owns 388 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WFA of San Diego LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $48,000. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 1.5%

NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $98.61 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $100.49 and a 200-day simple moving average of $97.06. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $72.14 and a 12 month high of $105.94. The company has a market capitalization of $72.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, formerly iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of its underlying index, MSCI EAFE Index (the Index). The Index has been developed by MSCI Inc as an equity benchmark for its international stock performance. The Index includes stocks from Europe, Australasia and the Far East. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.