iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (BATS:EFV) Sees Significant Drop in Short Interest

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (BATS:EFV) saw a significant decline in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 1,485,937 shares, a decline of 86.2% from the July 30th total of 10,736,483 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,319,575 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 2.5% during the first quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 5,364 shares of the company’s stock worth $399,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares during the period. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 21.2% in the 1st quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC now owns 750 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Novus Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Novus Advisors LLC now owns 6,948 shares of the company’s stock valued at $496,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares during the period. Arlington Trust Co LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 3.5% in the 2nd quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC now owns 4,258 shares of the company’s stock valued at $326,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares during the period. Finally, Sound Financial Strategies Group LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Sound Financial Strategies Group LLC now owns 17,619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,349,000 after purchasing an additional 145 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF stock traded down $0.58 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $81.65. 356,921 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,838,375. The firm has a market cap of $33.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.17 and a beta of 0.73. The business has a fifty day moving average of $79.38 and a 200 day moving average of $77.80. iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF has a 12-month low of $66.00 and a 12-month high of $82.67.

About iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares MSCI EAFE Value Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE Value Index. The Index is a subset of the MSCI EAFE Index and constituents of the Index include securities from Europe, Australasia (Australia and Asia), and the Far East. The Fund invests in sectors, such as financials, energy, healthcare, telecommunication services, industrials, utilities, consumer discretionary, materials, information technology and consumer staples.