Osaic Holdings Inc. Increases Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF $VLUE

Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (BATS:VLUE) by 9.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 70,272 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,819 shares during the period. Osaic Holdings Inc. owned 0.12% of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF worth $7,960,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 4.4% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 21,582,330 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,443,336,000 after purchasing an additional 904,701 shares in the last quarter. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. boosted its position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. now owns 4,664,066 shares of the company’s stock valued at $528,019,000 after acquiring an additional 48,386 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,216,019 shares of the company’s stock valued at $129,688,000 after acquiring an additional 8,994 shares in the last quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF by 27.1% during the 2nd quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 566,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,167,000 after acquiring an additional 120,900 shares during the period. Finally, Soundwatch Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $33,406,000.

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS:VLUE opened at $136.56 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.34 and a beta of 0.97. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $131.07 and a 200-day moving average price of $121.98. iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF has a 52-week low of $91.80 and a 52-week high of $116.51.

About iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

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.