Security Financial Services INC. Trims Stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF $EFV

Security Financial Services INC. trimmed its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (BATS:EFV) by 20.1% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 152,022 shares of the company’s stock after selling 38,155 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF makes up about 1.7% of Security Financial Services INC.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest position. Security Financial Services INC.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF were worth $10,856,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 13.0% in the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 583,340 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,568,000 after purchasing an additional 67,197 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Corp purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $1,662,000. Fortis Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 32.6% in the 3rd quarter. Fortis Capital Advisors LLC now owns 40,205 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,727,000 after purchasing an additional 9,890 shares in the last quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $939,000. Finally, BAM Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $588,000.

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Trading Up 0.7%

EFV opened at $78.61 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $76.22 and a 200-day moving average price of $72.71. iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF has a 12-month low of $57.93 and a 12-month high of $80.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $32.23 billion, a P/E 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. The Fund invests in sectors, such as financials, energy, healthcare, telecommunication services, industrials, utilities, consumer discretionary, materials, information technology and consumer staples.