Howard Bailey Securities LLC Raises Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF $EFV

Howard Bailey Securities LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (BATS:EFV) by 27.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 143,504 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 30,806 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF makes up 4.0% of Howard Bailey Securities LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Howard Bailey Securities LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF were worth $10,248,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. US Bancorp DE boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 14,206,660 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,014,522,000 after buying an additional 210,510 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 8.9% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 10,581,287 shares of the company’s stock worth $717,729,000 after buying an additional 861,825 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 18.0% during the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 6,214,149 shares of the company’s stock worth $421,502,000 after buying an additional 948,091 shares during the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 68.6% during the second quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 5,691,240 shares of the company’s stock worth $361,280,000 after buying an additional 2,316,220 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 0.6% during the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 5,094,815 shares of the company’s stock worth $323,419,000 after buying an additional 31,570 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of EFV opened at $77.17 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF has a 1 year low of $61.29 and a 1 year high of $80.14. The stock has a market cap of $31.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.17 and a beta of 0.73. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $77.32 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $74.96.

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Company Profile

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.