Sanctuary Advisors LLC Purchases 24,157 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF $EFV

Sanctuary Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (BATS:EFV) by 1.4% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,760,693 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 24,157 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF makes up about 0.7% of Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest position. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF were worth $130,908,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Mosaic Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $317,000. Calamos Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $338,000. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 4.2% in the 1st quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 2,009,214 shares of the company’s stock worth $149,385,000 after purchasing an additional 80,474 shares during the period. Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 6.4% during the first quarter. Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC now owns 9,455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $703,000 after purchasing an additional 570 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northland Securities Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 7.4% during the first quarter. Northland Securities Inc. now owns 13,367 shares of the company’s stock valued at $994,000 after purchasing an additional 919 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of EFV stock opened at $78.49 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $32.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.17 and a beta of 0.73. iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF has a 52-week low of $62.69 and a 52-week high of $80.14. The company’s 50 day moving average is $77.75 and its 200 day moving average is $76.22.

About iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF

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.