320,000 Shares in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF $VLUE Bought by Mason Street Advisors LLC

Mason Street Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (BATS:VLUE) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 320,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $40,016,000. iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF makes up approximately 4.1% of Mason Street Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Mason Street Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.54% of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CPR Investments Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in the third quarter worth about $519,000. Mullooly Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 1.5% during the second quarter. Mullooly Asset Management Inc. now owns 239,609 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,126,000 after buying an additional 3,482 shares during the last quarter. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. now owns 4,664,066 shares of the company’s stock worth $528,019,000 after purchasing an additional 48,386 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 23.1% in the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 237,952 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,756,000 after purchasing an additional 44,653 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EFG Asset Management Americas Corp. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 106.5% in the 2nd quarter. EFG Asset Management Americas Corp. now owns 73,538 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,325,000 after purchasing an additional 37,929 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF Stock Up 35.8%

Shares of VLUE opened at $145.05 on Monday. iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF has a twelve month low of $91.80 and a twelve month high of $116.51. The company has a market capitalization of $8.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.34 and a beta of 0.97. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $137.30 and a 200 day moving average of $127.21.

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.