iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:USMV) Shares Sold by Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC.

Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. reduced its stake in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:USMV) by 94.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,740 shares of the company’s stock after selling 63,476 shares during the period. Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC.’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF were worth $332,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 9,905,008 shares of the company’s stock valued at $904,426,000 after purchasing an additional 91,948 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF by 6.9% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,357,623 shares of the company’s stock valued at $489,205,000 after purchasing an additional 346,414 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,225,739 shares of the company’s stock valued at $294,542,000 after purchasing an additional 21,739 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF by 0.8% during the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 2,134,175 shares of the company’s stock worth $194,871,000 after buying an additional 17,264 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF by 1.5% in the third quarter. Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,109,209 shares of the company’s stock worth $101,282,000 after buying an additional 16,576 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS:USMV opened at $89.87 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $26.33 billion, a PE ratio of 25.30 and a beta of 0.59. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $91.16 and a 200-day moving average of $89.94. iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF has a one year low of $47.44 and a one year high of $55.45.

iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA Minimum Volatility (USD) index. The fund tracks an index of US-listed firms selected and weighted to create a low-volatility portfolio subject to various constraints. USMV was launched on Oct 18, 2011 and is managed by BlackRock.