Ascent Group LLC Raises Position in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF $EFV

Ascent Group LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (BATS:EFV) by 615.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 576,494 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 495,924 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF accounts for about 1.4% of Ascent Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest position. Ascent Group LLC owned about 0.14% of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF worth $36,596,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in EFV. US Bancorp DE raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 2.1% in the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 13,073,926 shares of the company’s stock worth $770,593,000 after buying an additional 270,885 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 43.6% in the second quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 7,223,191 shares of the company’s stock worth $458,528,000 after buying an additional 2,194,643 shares during the period. Hamilton Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $197,545,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 36.9% in the second quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 3,343,833 shares of the company’s stock worth $212,267,000 after buying an additional 902,001 shares during the period. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $190,961,000.

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS EFV opened at $68.68 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $66.75 and its 200-day moving average price is $63.24. iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF has a fifty-two week low of $51.05 and a fifty-two week high of $66.83. The company has a market cap of $28.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.17 and a beta of 0.73.

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.