Citadel Advisors LLC Buys 36,142 Shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (BATS:VLUE)

Citadel Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (BATS:VLUE) by 921.0% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 40,066 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 36,142 shares during the period. Citadel Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF were worth $4,231,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VLUE. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. now owns 4,588,101 shares of the company’s stock worth $484,549,000 after purchasing an additional 78,917 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,844,430 shares of the company’s stock worth $194,790,000 after acquiring an additional 23,171 shares during the period. Wharton Business Group LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Wharton Business Group LLC now owns 1,295,666 shares of the company’s stock worth $136,835,000 after purchasing an additional 5,245 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 9,534.6% during the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,207,025 shares of the company’s stock valued at $127,474,000 after acquiring an additional 1,194,497 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 734,076 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,526,000 after purchasing an additional 5,044 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS VLUE opened at $109.53 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $6.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.12 and a beta of 0.97. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $103.29 and a 200 day moving average of $107.59. iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $91.80 and a 1 year high of $115.88.

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF 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.