Alesco Advisors LLC Boosts Stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (BATS:EFV)

Alesco Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (BATS:EFV) by 1.0% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 1,366,742 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 13,903 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF comprises approximately 2.5% of Alesco Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. Alesco Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF were worth $71,207,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of EFV. Sheets Smith Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF during the third quarter valued at about $25,000. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 172.8% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 502 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 318 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Tompkins Financial Corp lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 59.8% in the 4th quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp now owns 524 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 196 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Phillips Financial Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000.

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Stock Performance

BATS EFV traded up $0.31 on Friday, hitting $53.79. The stock had a trading volume of 1,218,186 shares. iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF has a 52-week low of $49.15 and a 52-week high of $59.57. The company has a market capitalization of $16.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.54 and a beta of 0.70. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $53.31 and a 200-day moving average of $51.38.

About iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF

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.