Merit Financial Group LLC Trims Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF $EFV

Merit Financial Group LLC lessened its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (BATS:EFV) by 0.6% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 2,272,686 shares of the company’s stock after selling 13,541 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF makes up about 1.3% of Merit Financial Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest position. Merit Financial Group LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF were worth $162,293,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. AE Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,050,739 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,033,000 after purchasing an additional 10,167 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 48,893 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,540,000 after purchasing an additional 235 shares during the period. J.M. Arbour LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $2,282,000. West Wealth Group LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. West Wealth Group LLC now owns 457,719 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,686,000 after purchasing an additional 29,243 shares during the period. Finally, Key Capital Management INC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $2,546,000.

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS:EFV opened at $78.08 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF has a 1 year low of $57.93 and a 1 year high of $80.14. The company has a market cap of $32.01 billion, a PE ratio of 12.17 and a beta of 0.73. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $76.20 and its 200 day moving average is $72.60.

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.