Natixis Advisors L.P. Sells 542,244 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Natixis Advisors L.P. lowered its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 21.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,017,760 shares of the company’s stock after selling 542,244 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $141,949,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,851,877 shares of the company’s stock valued at $200,630,000 after buying an additional 133,514 shares during the last quarter. Heritage Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $3,677,000. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 39.4% in the 4th quarter. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC now owns 130,640 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,191,000 after purchasing an additional 36,929 shares in the last quarter. Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management LLC grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management LLC now owns 598,131 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,079,000 after purchasing an additional 27,393 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Disciplina Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.0% in the 4th quarter. Disciplina Capital Management LLC now owns 580,339 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,827,000 after acquiring an additional 22,254 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

IEFA traded down $0.16 on Thursday, reaching $71.64. 9,224,732 shares of the stock were exchanged. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $72.80 and its 200 day moving average price is $69.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $112.47 billion, a PE ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $56.55 and a fifty-two week high of $70.84.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 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.