Genus Capital Management Inc. Purchases New Holdings in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF $VLUE

Genus Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (BATS:VLUE) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund purchased 17,598 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,406,000.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VLUE. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 69.3% in the 2nd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 325 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 64.0% in the 3rd quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 160 shares in the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $58,000. Finally, Tucker Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 52.3% in the 4th quarter. Tucker Asset Management LLC now owns 437 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF Price Performance

VLUE stock opened at $187.33 on Monday. iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF has a 12-month low of $105.25 and a 12-month high of $188.82. The company has a market cap of $11.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.34 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a 50 day moving average of $159.34 and a two-hundred day moving average of $147.44.

About iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

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. VLUE was launched on Apr 16, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.