Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC Buys 17,686 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF $EFV

Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (BATS:EFV) by 11.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 169,462 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 17,686 shares during the period. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF were worth $12,101,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. US Bancorp DE raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 14,206,660 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,014,522,000 after acquiring an additional 210,510 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 8.9% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 10,581,287 shares of the company’s stock valued at $717,729,000 after buying an additional 861,825 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 18.0% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 6,214,149 shares of the company’s stock valued at $421,502,000 after buying an additional 948,091 shares in the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 68.6% during the 2nd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 5,691,240 shares of the company’s stock valued at $361,280,000 after buying an additional 2,316,220 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 5,094,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $323,419,000 after buying an additional 31,570 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS:EFV opened at $78.99 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $76.08 and its 200 day moving average is $74.20. iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF has a 1 year low of $61.29 and a 1 year high of $80.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $32.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.17 and a beta of 0.73.

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.