Foster Group Inc. Increases Holdings in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (BATS:VLUE)

Foster Group Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (BATS:VLUE) by 12.2% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 78,045 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,483 shares during the period. iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF accounts for about 0.4% of Foster Group Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th biggest position. Foster Group Inc. owned approximately 0.11% of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF worth $7,320,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of VLUE. Blair William & Co. IL lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 23.2% during the first quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 8,583 shares of the company’s stock worth $898,000 after buying an additional 1,615 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 66.1% during the first quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 62,809 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,568,000 after purchasing an additional 25,004 shares in the last quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 477.4% during the first quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 353,791 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,996,000 after purchasing an additional 292,516 shares in the last quarter. Symphony Financial Ltd. Co. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF during the first quarter worth $608,000. Finally, KC Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 11.6% during the first quarter. KC Investment Advisors LLC now owns 13,932 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,457,000 after purchasing an additional 1,451 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF Trading Down 0.8 %

Shares of VLUE stock traded down $0.79 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $94.09. 224,275 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $94.81 and its 200-day moving average is $92.50. The company has a market cap of $6.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.51 and a beta of 1.04. iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $71.21 and a fifty-two week high of $89.40.

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.