iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:IVLU) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:IVLU) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 245,834 shares, a decrease of 63.7% from the April 15th total of 677,785 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 796,547 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of IVLU. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $454,000. Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF by 45.1% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 150,433 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,560,000 after purchasing an additional 46,755 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF during the 1st quarter worth $473,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF by 3.5% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 242,315 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,345,000 after purchasing an additional 8,276 shares during the period. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF by 43.7% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 153,148 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,037,000 after purchasing an additional 46,555 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of IVLU traded up $0.02 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $42.70. The stock had a trading volume of 984,872 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,519,034. iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF has a 12 month low of $31.60 and a 12 month high of $43.06. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $40.61 and a 200 day simple moving average of $39.48. The company has a market capitalization of $4.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 0.61.

About iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF

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.