Vestcor Inc Cuts Position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF $EFAV

Vestcor Inc trimmed its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) by 34.0% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 41,692 shares of the company’s stock after selling 21,435 shares during the period. Vestcor Inc’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF were worth $3,537,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 41.7% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,780 shares of the company’s stock worth $267,000 after purchasing an additional 1,112 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF in the first quarter valued at $1,113,000. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 10.4% during the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 62,024 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,214,000 after purchasing an additional 5,868 shares in the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF in the second quarter worth $49,000. Finally, Prospera Financial Services Inc grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 5.5% during the 2nd quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 7,310 shares of the company’s stock worth $615,000 after purchasing an additional 383 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of EFAV stock opened at $91.02 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a 12 month low of $72.42 and a 12 month high of $95.13. The company has a market cap of $5.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 0.57. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $90.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $87.09.

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.