Ascent Group LLC Takes $610,000 Position in iShares Europe ETF $IEV

Ascent Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:IEV) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 10,488 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $610,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Barings LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Europe ETF by 3,871.3% during the first quarter. Barings LLC now owns 682,193 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,704,000 after purchasing an additional 665,015 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its stake in shares of iShares Europe ETF by 42.2% during the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 540,499 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,138,000 after purchasing an additional 160,380 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Europe ETF by 247.6% during the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 406,035 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,631,000 after purchasing an additional 289,228 shares during the period. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Europe ETF by 434.6% during the first quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 307,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,900,000 after purchasing an additional 250,037 shares during the period. Finally, OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Europe ETF by 7.4% during the first quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 152,571 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,880,000 after purchasing an additional 10,448 shares during the period.

iShares Europe ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:IEV opened at $64.34 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $2.32 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.92. iShares Europe ETF has a fifty-two week low of $51.30 and a fifty-two week high of $65.54. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $63.65 and a 200-day moving average price of $61.41.

About iShares Europe ETF

iShares Europe ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares S&P Europe 350 Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P Europe 350 (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the stocks of companies in the countries, which includes Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.