Principal Financial Group Inc. Has $2.58 Million Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (BATS:EFV)

Principal Financial Group Inc. lessened its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (BATS:EFV) by 13.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 43,844 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,875 shares during the quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF were worth $2,584,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Lion Street Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 2.0% in the first quarter. Lion Street Advisors LLC now owns 9,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $535,000 after acquiring an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 59.7% in the first quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 479 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 179 shares during the last quarter. Bridgewealth Advisory Group LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Bridgewealth Advisory Group LLC now owns 3,870 shares of the company’s stock valued at $220,000 after acquiring an additional 189 shares during the last quarter. Foster Group Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 1.7% in the first quarter. Foster Group Inc. now owns 11,715 shares of the company’s stock valued at $690,000 after acquiring an additional 195 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Freedom Investment Management Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Freedom Investment Management Inc. now owns 7,079 shares of the company’s stock valued at $371,000 after acquiring an additional 197 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Stock Up 20.7%

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF stock opened at $63.09 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF has a 12-month low of $51.05 and a 12-month high of $64.69. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $63.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $59.11. The stock has a market cap of $25.86 billion, a PE ratio of 12.17 and a beta of 0.73.

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Company 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.