iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF $EFV Stock Position Raised by Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (BATS:EFV) by 2.9% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 1,871,231 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 52,405 shares during the period. iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF accounts for 2.5% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF were worth $126,926,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Guerra Advisors Inc purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF in the third quarter valued at about $32,000. Centennial Bank AR purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Tripletail Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 257.8% during the 3rd quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 551 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 397 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Collier Financial purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF in the third quarter valued at $39,000.

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EFV opened at $79.13 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF has a 1 year low of $51.87 and a 1 year high of $79.68. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $74.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $70.31. The company has a market capitalization of $32.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.17 and a beta of 0.73.

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. The Fund invests in sectors, such as financials, energy, healthcare, telecommunication services, industrials, utilities, consumer discretionary, materials, information technology and consumer staples.