Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Grows Holdings in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF $VLUE

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (BATS:VLUE) by 31.5% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 447,061 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 107,102 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF were worth $63,568,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VLUE. Diversified Enterprises LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Diversified Enterprises LLC now owns 3,236 shares of the company’s stock worth $442,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. grew its position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. now owns 3,383 shares of the company’s stock worth $463,000 after acquiring an additional 86 shares in the last quarter. Stokes Family Office LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Stokes Family Office LLC now owns 3,780 shares of the company’s stock valued at $517,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Comerica Bank increased its stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 0.8% in the third quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 12,753 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,595,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Finally, OMNI 360 Wealth Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. OMNI 360 Wealth Inc. now owns 9,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,339,000 after acquiring an additional 106 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF Price Performance

BATS VLUE opened at $200.09 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $185.07 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $159.21. iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF has a twelve month low of $110.53 and a twelve month high of $206.57. The company has a market capitalization of $11.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.34 and a beta of 0.97.

About iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

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.