iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) Holdings Decreased by HighTower Advisors LLC

HighTower Advisors LLC trimmed its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) by 4.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 97,477 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,240 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.10% of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF worth $6,893,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 63.5% in the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 19,279 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,363,000 after acquiring an additional 7,490 shares during the last quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 38.5% in the 4th quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 8,109 shares of the company’s stock valued at $573,000 after acquiring an additional 2,255 shares during the last quarter. Atria Investments Inc increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 24.9% in the 4th quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 6,241 shares of the company’s stock valued at $441,000 after acquiring an additional 1,245 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 49.2% in the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 11,491 shares of the company’s stock valued at $881,000 after acquiring an additional 3,791 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 29.0% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 66,861 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,128,000 after buying an additional 15,011 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Price Performance

Shares of EFAV opened at $78.81 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $74.19 and a 200 day moving average price of $74.14. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a 12 month low of $67.68 and a 12 month high of $78.95. The company has a market cap of $4.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.75 and a beta of 0.61.

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.