Calamos Advisors LLC Buys 596,067 Shares of iShares S&P 500 Value ETF $IVE

Calamos Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares S&P 500 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IVE) by 2,585.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 619,118 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 596,067 shares during the quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC owned 0.28% of iShares S&P 500 Value ETF worth $130,727,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in iShares S&P 500 Value ETF by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 18,748,246 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,975,941,000 after acquiring an additional 821,872 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in iShares S&P 500 Value ETF by 7.5% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 15,278,856 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,240,188,000 after purchasing an additional 1,068,945 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of iShares S&P 500 Value ETF by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 8,396,957 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,734,056,000 after purchasing an additional 72,040 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its stake in shares of iShares S&P 500 Value ETF by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 6,264,139 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,328,436,000 after purchasing an additional 120,153 shares during the period. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its holdings in shares of iShares S&P 500 Value ETF by 22.5% in the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 3,409,979 shares of the company’s stock valued at $723,154,000 after purchasing an additional 627,109 shares in the last quarter.

iShares S&P 500 Value ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:IVE opened at $230.88 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $48.72 billion, a PE ratio of 20.70 and a beta of 0.82. iShares S&P 500 Value ETF has a 52-week low of $193.90 and a 52-week high of $232.28. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $227.03 and a 200 day simple moving average of $220.28.

About iShares S&P 500 Value ETF

iShares S&P 500 Value ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares S&P 500 Value Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P 500 Value Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization value sector of the United States equity market and consists of those stocks in the S&P 500 exhibiting the strongest value characteristics. The Fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the Index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the Underlying Index.