Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Decreases Position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (BATS:VLUE)

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC reduced its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (BATS:VLUE) by 28.6% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 54,372 shares of the company’s stock after selling 21,798 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF were worth $5,929,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VLUE. QRG Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $324,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 464.0% during the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 784 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,000 after acquiring an additional 645 shares in the last quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF during the first quarter worth about $330,000. SageView Advisory Group LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 241.9% during the 1st quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC now owns 58,475 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,384,000 after buying an additional 41,374 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blair William & Co. IL boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 3.8% in the first quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 20,617 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,233,000 after purchasing an additional 748 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF Stock Down 1.0 %

Shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF stock opened at $112.38 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $108.51 and a 200 day moving average of $105.57. The company has a market capitalization of $7.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.26 and a beta of 0.87. iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF has a 52-week low of $71.21 and a 52-week high of $89.40.

About iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

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.