Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Boosts Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV)

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) by 16.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,789 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,660 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF were worth $904,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. HM Payson & Co. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF in the third quarter worth about $133,000. Diversify Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 8,629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $645,000 after purchasing an additional 315 shares during the last quarter. Yeomans Consulting Group Inc. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 47.2% in the 3rd quarter. Yeomans Consulting Group Inc. now owns 112,517 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,630,000 after purchasing an additional 36,098 shares in the last quarter. Peterson Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Peterson Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 23,332 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,790,000 after purchasing an additional 453 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Richardson Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 5.5% during the 3rd quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 3,226 shares of the company’s stock valued at $225,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

BATS EFAV opened at $72.13 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a 12-month low of $64.68 and a 12-month high of $76.51. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $75.33 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $73.05. The stock has a market cap of $6.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 0.53.

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.