iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (BATS:VLUE) Stock Short Interest Report for October

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (BATS:VLUE) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest during the month of October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 116,383 shares, a decrease of 85.3% from the October 15th total of 789,961 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 733,625 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF stock opened at $186.89 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $197.30 and its 200-day moving average price is $180.10. The stock has a market cap of $9.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.90 and a beta of 1.12. iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $124.55 and a fifty-two week high of $206.57.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VLUE. Hantz Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Continuum Advisory LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $32,000. Morling Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in the second quarter worth about $36,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 61.4% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 205 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $44,000.

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.