iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF vs Northrop Grumman Corporation — how do they compare? iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF trades at $96.64, while Northrop Grumman Corporation trades at $511.77 (market cap $74.42B). The key difference: Northrop Grumman Corporation pays a 1.79% dividend while iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF pays none, and iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF is trading nearer its 52-week high, Northrop Grumman Corporation nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| IEFA | NOC | |
|---|---|---|
Sector | Broad Market / Factor | Industrials |
52-Week High | $98.56 | $768.02 |
52-Week Low | $81.70 | $496.02 |
Market Cap | — | $74.42B |
Enterprise Value | — | $88.65B |
Dividend Yield | — | 1.79% |
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IEFA tracks the MSCI EAFE Investable Market Index, offering broad exposure to large, mid, and small-cap stocks in developed markets across Europe, Australasia, and the Far East. It serves as a low-cost core holding for international diversification, excluding the U.S. and Canada.
Read more on IEFA →Northrop Grumman is a defense contractor that is diversified across short-cycle and long-cycle businesses. The firm's segments include aeronautics, mission systems, defense services, and space systems. The company's aerospace segment creates the fuselage for the massive F-35 program and produces various piloted and autonomous flight systems. Mission systems creates a variety of sensors and processors for defense hardware. The defense systems segment is a long-range missile manufacturer. Finally, the company's space systems segment produces various space structures, sensors, and satellites.
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