Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Sells 5,954 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF $EFAV

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd lessened its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) by 58.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 4,294 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,954 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF were worth $392,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Morgan Stanley increased its position in 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 valued at $199,246,000 after acquiring an additional 190,252 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 32.6% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 767,283 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,520,000 after acquiring an additional 188,461 shares during the period. UBS Group AG lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 9.5% in the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 712,195 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,416,000 after acquiring an additional 61,925 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 633,870 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,766,000 after acquiring an additional 10,997 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 4.6% during the 2nd 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 period.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Trading Up 0.3%

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

About iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

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.