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

Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC decreased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 27.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. 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 owned approximately 0.07% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $48,761,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Causeway Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 70,110.5% during the third quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC now owns 4,959,667 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $463,084,000 after buying an additional 4,952,603 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 87.0% in the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 4,430,239 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $413,652,000 after acquiring an additional 2,061,536 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 50.7% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 5,768,279 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $504,181,000 after acquiring an additional 1,939,941 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 251.9% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 2,090,922 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $186,908,000 after acquiring an additional 1,496,680 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 321.9% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 1,603,139 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $153,949,000 after purchasing an additional 1,223,126 shares during the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $98.61 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $72.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.84. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $100.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $97.06. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $72.14 and a 52 week high of $105.94.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF 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.