iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF $VLUE Shares Purchased by Sanctuary Advisors LLC

Sanctuary Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (BATS:VLUE) by 95.7% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 16,911 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,269 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF were worth $2,405,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 22,746,544 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,110,135,000 after purchasing an additional 586,241 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,768,935 shares of the company’s stock worth $221,205,000 after purchasing an additional 17,069 shares during the last quarter. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec purchased a new position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $187,061,000. Morgan Stanley lifted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 13.2% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 840,473 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,918,000 after buying an additional 98,160 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 538,171 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,584,000 after buying an additional 11,704 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF Trading Up 3.2%

BATS:VLUE opened at $195.08 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF has a 12 month low of $110.53 and a 12 month high of $206.57. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $194.02 and a two-hundred day moving average of $166.00. The firm has a market cap of $11.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.34 and a beta of 0.97.

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF 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.