iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) Shares Sold by PFG Advisors

PFG Advisors trimmed its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) by 7.9% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 4,630 shares of the company’s stock after selling 396 shares during the quarter. PFG Advisors’ holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF were worth $327,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wharton Business Group LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 35.7% in the fourth quarter. Wharton Business Group LLC now owns 1,668,037 shares of the company’s stock worth $117,947,000 after acquiring an additional 438,796 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 100.9% in the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 867,994 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,575,000 after acquiring an additional 436,013 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,176,000. Assetmark Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 206,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,607,000 after acquiring an additional 1,495 shares during the period. Finally, Lester Murray Antman dba SimplyRich grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Lester Murray Antman dba SimplyRich now owns 201,949 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,279,000 after acquiring an additional 5,609 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF stock opened at $78.10 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.80 and a beta of 0.61. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $67.68 and a fifty-two week high of $78.53. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $73.87 and a 200 day moving average of $74.13.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility (USD) index. The fund tracks an index of developed-market equities, ex-US and Canada, selected and weighted to create a low volatility portfolio subject to constraints including sector exposure.