Ascent Capital Management LLC Buys New Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Ascent Capital Management LLC bought a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund bought 69,892 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,912,000. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF comprises 5.0% of Ascent Capital Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th largest position.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Comprehensive Financial Planning Inc. PA bought a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Financial Life Planners acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $33,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 11.3 %

IEFA stock opened at $77.64 on Friday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $68.74 and a twelve month high of $78.83. The company has a market cap of $130.43 billion, a PE ratio of 16.46 and a beta of 0.88. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $74.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $74.30.

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.