Anchor Investment Management LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV)

Anchor Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) by 8.9% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 51,526 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,224 shares during the quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF were worth $3,574,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in EFAV. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,191,062 shares of the company’s stock valued at $359,948,000 after acquiring an additional 178,690 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 17,865.7% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 2,764,205 shares of the company’s stock worth $195,927,000 after purchasing an additional 2,748,819 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 889,910 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,077,000 after purchasing an additional 9,621 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 149.6% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 298,976 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,191,000 after buying an additional 179,211 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Symmetry Partners LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 35.5% during the second quarter. Symmetry Partners LLC now owns 266,906 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,511,000 after buying an additional 69,939 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Stock Down 0.7 %

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF stock opened at $75.99 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 0.53. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $74.99 and a 200-day moving average of $72.01. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a 52-week low of $64.68 and a 52-week high of $76.51.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF 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.