iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF $VLUE Shares Sold by Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. trimmed its stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (BATS:VLUE) by 99.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 63,760 shares of the company’s stock after selling 22,096,543 shares during the quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. owned approximately 0.11% of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF worth $8,718,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VLUE. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 18.8% in the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 6,635 shares of the company’s stock worth $751,000 after acquiring an additional 1,049 shares during the last quarter. NCM Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 3.3% in the second quarter. NCM Capital Management LLC now owns 13,142 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,489,000 after acquiring an additional 424 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in the second quarter worth $568,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 1.3% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 124,480 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,092,000 after acquiring an additional 1,592 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 1,194.2% in the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 194,672 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,039,000 after acquiring an additional 179,630 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF Trading Up 1.3%

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF stock opened at $187.33 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.34 and a beta of 0.97. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $159.34 and a 200 day moving average price of $147.32. iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $105.25 and a 52 week high of $188.82.

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF Company 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.