Principal Financial Group Inc. Sells 70,645 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (BATS:EFV)

Principal Financial Group Inc. decreased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (BATS:EFV) by 70.4% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 29,643 shares of the company’s stock after selling 70,645 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF were worth $1,705,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bangor Savings Bank grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 3,125.0% in the 2nd quarter. Bangor Savings Bank now owns 516 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF in the second quarter valued at about $37,000. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 36.2% during the second quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 757 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 201 shares during the last quarter. LRI Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $47,000. Finally, Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $50,000.

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Price Performance

Shares of EFV opened at $54.01 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $16.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.89 and a beta of 0.70. iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF has a one year low of $49.15 and a one year high of $59.57. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $55.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is $55.17.

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.