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

iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:IVLU) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 906,547 shares, a decrease of 31.1% from the January 29th total of 1,315,187 shares. Approximately 1.0% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 2,235,162 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days. Based on an average trading volume of 2,235,162 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days. Approximately 1.0% of the company’s shares are sold short.

iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA IVLU traded down $0.14 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $42.82. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,358,289 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,658,356. iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF has a 12 month low of $26.41 and a 12 month high of $43.06. The stock has a market cap of $3.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 0.71. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $40.36 and a 200-day simple moving average of $37.53.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IVLU. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF by 7.2% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 17,200,645 shares of the company’s stock worth $654,485,000 after purchasing an additional 1,148,107 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF by 1.2% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,736,666 shares of the company’s stock worth $168,057,000 after buying an additional 58,090 shares in the last quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF by 74.3% in the fourth quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. now owns 1,448,020 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,097,000 after buying an additional 617,396 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF by 19.3% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,092,701 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,769,000 after acquiring an additional 176,973 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF by 38.3% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,056,980 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,218,000 after acquiring an additional 292,642 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF Company Profile

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.