Short Interest in iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:IVLU) Expands By 30.4%

iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:IVLU) saw a significant increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,404,277 shares, an increase of 30.4% from the November 30th total of 1,076,846 shares. Approximately 1.8% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 765,699 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.8 days. Based on an average trading volume of 765,699 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.8 days. Approximately 1.8% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF by 176.1% during the 3rd quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 5,777 shares of the company’s stock valued at $205,000 after acquiring an additional 3,685 shares during the period. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF during the third quarter worth $205,000. Bell Investment Advisors Inc lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF by 8.8% during the third quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 69,227 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,456,000 after purchasing an additional 5,593 shares during the last quarter. Victory Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF during the third quarter valued at $20,403,000. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF by 4.8% in the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 16,052,538 shares of the company’s stock worth $569,544,000 after purchasing an additional 733,152 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF Stock Performance

IVLU stock traded up $0.10 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $38.28. 1,466,559 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 585,641. iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF has a 52-week low of $26.41 and a 52-week high of $38.72. The business has a 50 day moving average of $37.00 and a 200-day moving average of $35.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 0.71.

About iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF

The iShares Edge MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF (IVLU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI World ex USA Enhanced Value index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap developed ex-US equities, selected using fundamental metrics, and weighted by these metrics and market-cap. IVLU was launched on Jun 16, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.