iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (BATS:EFV) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (BATS:EFV) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 12,786,440 shares, an increase of 269.1% from the June 30th total of 3,464,134 shares. Currently, 3.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 6,550,793 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.0 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFV. Auto Owners Insurance Co boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 8,167.2% during the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 327,629,080 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,339,599,000 after acquiring an additional 323,666,080 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 14,206,660 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,014,522,000 after purchasing an additional 210,510 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 11,985,894 shares of the company’s stock worth $855,913,000 after purchasing an additional 231,177 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 7.7% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 10,342,735 shares of the company’s stock worth $768,982,000 after purchasing an additional 736,906 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 68.6% in the 2nd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 5,691,240 shares of the company’s stock worth $361,280,000 after buying an additional 2,316,220 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of EFV opened at $79.05 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $32.41 billion, a PE ratio of 12.17 and a beta of 0.73. The business has a fifty day moving average of $77.85 and a 200 day moving average of $76.58. iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF has a 52-week low of $62.89 and a 52-week high of $80.14.

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.