Principal Securities Inc. Acquires 69,118 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (BATS:EFV)

Principal Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (BATS:EFV) by 66.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 173,292 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 69,118 shares during the quarter. Principal Securities Inc. owned about 0.06% of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF worth $9,093,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $397,000. Aveo Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 93.2% during the fourth quarter. Aveo Capital Partners LLC now owns 38,972 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,045,000 after purchasing an additional 18,804 shares during the period. Scarborough Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 5.9% in the fourth quarter. Scarborough Advisors LLC now owns 316,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,619,000 after acquiring an additional 17,684 shares during the period. WealthPLAN Partners LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 6.6% in the fourth quarter. WealthPLAN Partners LLC now owns 38,754 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,033,000 after purchasing an additional 2,412 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PUREfi Wealth LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $514,000.

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Stock Up 9.2 %

EFV opened at $57.08 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $53.82 and its 200-day moving average price is $54.86. The company has a market cap of $17.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.89 and a beta of 0.70. iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF has a 52-week low of $49.15 and a 52-week high of $59.57.

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.