Essex Financial Services Inc. Invests $301,000 in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (BATS:EFV)

Essex Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (BATS:EFV) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 5,673 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $301,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $538,948,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 726.2% during the fourth quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,261,406 shares of the company’s stock valued at $117,819,000 after acquiring an additional 1,987,682 shares during the last quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $51,355,000. Morningstar Investment Services LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 100.9% during the 4th quarter. Morningstar Investment Services LLC now owns 1,754,625 shares of the company’s stock worth $91,293,000 after acquiring an additional 881,408 shares during the period. Finally, Johnson Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 674.0% in the 4th quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 669,879 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,901,000 after acquiring an additional 583,336 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS:EFV opened at $56.83 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $54.41 and its 200-day moving average is $54.12. iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF has a 1 year low of $49.15 and a 1 year high of $59.57. The company has a market capitalization of $17.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.89 and a beta of 0.70.

About iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF

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.