iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (BATS:VLUE – Get Free Report) saw a significant decrease in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 487,310 shares, a decrease of 36.9% from the July 30th total of 772,792 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 611,095 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days. Approximately 0.8% of the company’s shares are short sold.
iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF Stock Performance
Shares of VLUE stock opened at $201.29 on Monday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $196.87 and its 200-day simple moving average is $176.42. iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $117.94 and a 52 week high of $206.57. The company has a market cap of $11.87 billion, a PE ratio of 13.34 and a beta of 0.97.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VLUE. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec purchased a new position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $187,061,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake 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. Marks Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $34,563,000. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 1,194.2% during the 2nd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 194,672 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,039,000 after buying an additional 179,630 shares during the period. Finally, TLT Family Holdco ULC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $15,736,000.
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. VLUE was launched on Apr 16, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.
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