Royal Bank of Canada Sells 421,421 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF $EFV

Royal Bank of Canada reduced its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (BATS:EFV) by 13.5% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,699,497 shares of the company’s stock after selling 421,421 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF were worth $200,709,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Auto Owners Insurance Co increased its position 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 worth $2,339,599,000 after buying an additional 323,666,080 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE boosted its position in shares of 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 valued at $1,014,522,000 after acquiring an additional 210,510 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley grew its stake 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 valued at $855,913,000 after acquiring an additional 231,177 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 11.5% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 9,719,462 shares of the company’s stock valued at $616,991,000 after acquiring an additional 999,564 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 68.6% during the second quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 5,691,240 shares of the company’s stock worth $361,280,000 after acquiring an additional 2,316,220 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF stock opened at $79.38 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $32.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.17 and a beta of 0.73. iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF has a twelve month low of $62.89 and a twelve month high of $80.32. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $77.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $76.76.

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Profile

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.