Stephens Inc. AR Acquires 3,438 Shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF $VLUE

Stephens Inc. AR boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (BATS:VLUE) by 11.9% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 32,316 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,438 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF were worth $4,595,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in the first quarter valued at about $25,000. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $33,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 69.3% during the second quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 325 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. SHP Wealth Management acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $46,000. Finally, University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. bought a new position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $50,000.

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS:VLUE opened at $191.87 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $110.53 and a 1 year high of $206.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.34 and a beta of 0.97. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $190.19 and its 200 day simple moving average is $162.12.

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA Enhanced Value index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap US equities. Stocks are selected and weighted using fundamental metrics (earnings, revenue, book value and cash earnings), aiming for exposure to undervalued stocks in each sector. VLUE was launched on Apr 16, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.