Farther Finance Advisors LLC Raises Stock Position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV)

Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) by 1,090.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 15,120 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,850 shares during the quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF were worth $1,069,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFAV. Wharton Business Group LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 35.7% during the 4th quarter. Wharton Business Group LLC now owns 1,668,037 shares of the company’s stock worth $117,947,000 after purchasing an additional 438,796 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 100.9% during the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 867,994 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,575,000 after buying an additional 436,013 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $29,176,000. Assetmark Inc. increased its holdings 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 valued at $14,607,000 after buying an additional 1,495 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lester Murray Antman dba SimplyRich raised its position in shares of 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 Up 11.6 %

BATS:EFAV opened at $78.10 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $67.68 and a 52 week high of $78.53. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $73.87 and its 200-day moving average price is $74.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.31 billion, a PE ratio of 17.80 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.