iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (BATS:VLUE) Shares Sold by Avantax Planning Partners Inc.

Avantax Planning Partners Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (BATS:VLUE) by 14.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,520 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,043 shares during the period. Avantax Planning Partners Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF were worth $1,322,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VLUE. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 59.0% during the fourth quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich now owns 55,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,028,000 after purchasing an additional 20,612 shares in the last quarter. EFG Asset Management Americas Corp. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 19.0% during the fourth quarter. EFG Asset Management Americas Corp. now owns 36,178 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,821,000 after purchasing an additional 5,787 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF during the fourth quarter worth $1,618,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF during the fourth quarter worth $27,277,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 15,974 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,687,000 after purchasing an additional 632 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF Trading Down 1.4 %

BATS VLUE opened at $105.34 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $109.34 and its 200-day simple moving average is $109.25. iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $98.51 and a 52 week high of $115.88. The stock has a market cap of $7.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.17 and a beta of 1.03.

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.