Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Buys New Stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF $VLUE

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (BATS:VLUE) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm bought 5,883 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $804,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VLUE. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $33,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 69.3% in the 2nd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 325 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 64.0% in the 3rd quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. Tucker Asset Management LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 52.3% in the 4th quarter. Tucker Asset Management LLC now owns 437 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,000 after buying an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 42.7% in the 3rd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,000 after buying an additional 159 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF Trading Up 1.1%

BATS:VLUE opened at $198.12 on Friday. iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $105.70 and a 1 year high of $199.74. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $164.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $149.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.68 billion, a PE ratio of 13.34 and a beta of 0.97.

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF Company Profile

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.