Short Interest in iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:IVLU) Expands By 134.4%

iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:IVLUGet Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 867,620 shares, an increase of 134.4% from the July 15th total of 370,096 shares. Approximately 0.8% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 829,726 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.0 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. G&S Capital LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF by 1.2% in the second quarter. G&S Capital LLC now owns 29,364 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,228,000 after purchasing an additional 334 shares during the last quarter. Breakwater Capital Group increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF by 5.6% during the second quarter. Breakwater Capital Group now owns 50,019 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,092,000 after purchasing an additional 2,651 shares during the period. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF by 2.3% during the second quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 10,425 shares of the company’s stock worth $436,000 after purchasing an additional 239 shares during the period. Trilogy Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $297,000. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF by 8.0% during the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 184,208 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,309,000 after purchasing an additional 13,640 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IVLU stock traded up $0.05 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $44.35. 482,828 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,248,080. iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $34.47 and a 52 week high of $44.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 0.62. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $42.69 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $41.81.

About iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF

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The iShares Edge MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF (IVLU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI World ex USA Enhanced Value index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap developed ex-US equities, selected using fundamental metrics, and weighted by these metrics and market-cap. IVLU was launched on Jun 16, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.

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