Short Interest in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (BATS:VLUE) Drops By 81.5%

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (BATS:VLUEGet Free Report) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 115,335 shares, a decline of 81.5% from the April 15th total of 623,709 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 829,154 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF during the first quarter worth $25,000. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in the fourth quarter worth $33,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 69.3% in the second quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 325 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. SHP Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in the fourth quarter worth $46,000. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 181.0% in the first quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 354 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,000 after acquiring an additional 228 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VLUE stock opened at $182.23 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $153.68 and a 200 day moving average price of $144.49. The stock has a market cap of $10.74 billion, a PE ratio of 13.34 and a beta of 0.97. iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $105.25 and a 1 year high of $186.95.

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF Company Profile

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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.

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