iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF $VLUE Shares Acquired by Fifth Third Bancorp

Fifth Third Bancorp increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (BATS:VLUE) by 13,061.4% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 9,213 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,143 shares during the quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF were worth $1,310,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 22,746,544 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,110,135,000 after purchasing an additional 586,241 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 1.0% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,768,935 shares of the company’s stock valued at $221,205,000 after buying an additional 17,069 shares in the last quarter. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec acquired a new position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $187,061,000. Morgan Stanley grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 13.2% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 840,473 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,918,000 after buying an additional 98,160 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 538,171 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,584,000 after acquiring an additional 11,704 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF Stock Down 0.5%

VLUE stock opened at $194.64 on Friday. iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF has a 12-month low of $110.53 and a 12-month high of $206.57. The company has a 50 day moving average of $194.78 and a two-hundred day moving average of $167.01. The company has a market cap of $11.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.34 and a beta of 0.97.

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF Profile

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.