Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Reduces Stock Position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF $EFAV

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd lessened its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) by 58.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,294 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,954 shares during the quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF were worth $392,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of EFAV. Morgan Stanley lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 9.0% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,310,102 shares of the company’s stock worth $199,246,000 after purchasing an additional 190,252 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 32.6% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 767,283 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,520,000 after purchasing an additional 188,461 shares during the period. UBS Group AG boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 9.5% during the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 712,195 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,416,000 after purchasing an additional 61,925 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 1.8% in the third quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 633,870 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,766,000 after purchasing an additional 10,997 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 4.6% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 439,656 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,957,000 after purchasing an additional 19,227 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Price Performance

EFAV stock opened at $90.03 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a 12 month low of $81.66 and a 12 month high of $95.13. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $89.72 and its 200 day moving average is $90.27. The company has a market capitalization of $5.88 billion, a PE ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 0.57.

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. EFAV was launched on Oct 18, 2011 and is managed by BlackRock.