iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:ACWV) Shares Bought by Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:ACWV) by 55.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 14,403 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,134 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF were worth $1,573,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. AdvisorNet Financial Inc raised its position in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF by 52.5% during the fourth quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 1,388 shares of the company’s stock worth $152,000 after acquiring an additional 478 shares during the last quarter. Modus Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $52,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $77,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $1,729,000. Finally, Cable Hill Partners LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $246,000.

iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF Stock Up 4.2 %

Shares of ACWV opened at $112.66 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $77.01 and a fifty-two week high of $88.22. The company’s fifty day moving average is $111.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $111.83. The firm has a market cap of $4.56 billion, a PE ratio of 16.96 and a beta of 0.47.

iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (ACWV) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap global stocks selected and weighted to create a low volatility portfolio. ACWV was launched on Oct 18, 2011 and is managed by BlackRock.