Arete Wealth Advisors LLC Increases Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF $EFV

Arete Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (BATS:EFV) by 4.3% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 334,044 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 13,915 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF accounts for approximately 1.4% of Arete Wealth Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest position. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF were worth $22,659,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Guerra Advisors Inc bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF during the third quarter valued at about $32,000. Centennial Bank AR bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Tripletail Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 257.8% in the 3rd quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 551 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 397 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Collier Financial bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $39,000.

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of EFV opened at $79.76 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $75.11 and a 200 day moving average of $70.84. The company has a market capitalization of $32.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.17 and a beta of 0.73. iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF has a 12 month low of $51.87 and a 12 month high of $80.14.

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Company Profile

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.