Ascent Capital Management LLC Invests $4.91 Million in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Ascent Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 69,892 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,912,000. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for 5.0% of Ascent Capital Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest holding.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,637,205,000. Life Planning Partners Inc grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6,920.2% in the fourth quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 8,435,918 shares of the company’s stock worth $592,876,000 after acquiring an additional 8,315,752 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 30,101,231 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,115,515,000 after purchasing an additional 2,608,901 shares during the last quarter. Bell Bank raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 187.7% during the 4th quarter. Bell Bank now owns 3,546,845 shares of the company’s stock valued at $249,272,000 after purchasing an additional 2,313,901 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Constellation Investments Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $129,702,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $77.64 on Friday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $68.74 and a one year high of $78.83. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $74.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $74.30. The company has a market capitalization of $130.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.46 and a beta of 0.88.

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.