iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (BATS:EFV) Stock Short Interest Report for September

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (BATS:EFV) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 569,200 shares, a decrease of 57.2% from the September 15th total of 1,328,588 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,735,402 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EFV stock opened at $78.45 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $32.16 billion, a PE ratio of 12.17 and a beta of 0.73. The business’s fifty day moving average is $80.96 and its 200 day moving average is $78.86. iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF has a 52-week low of $67.34 and a 52-week high of $83.22.

Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF are set to split before the market opens on Thursday, November 5th. The 2-1 split was recently announced. The newly minted shares will be payable to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, November 4th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $814,000. Summit Financial Strategies Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 1.4% in the third quarter. Summit Financial Strategies Inc. now owns 32,894 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,603,000 after buying an additional 460 shares during the period. Strategy Asset Managers LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $241,000. Weil Company Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $1,935,000. Finally, Columbus Macro LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 1.0% during the third quarter. Columbus Macro LLC now owns 35,193 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,785,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares in the last quarter.

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.