iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) Reaches New 52-Week High – Still a Buy?

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV – Get Free Report)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Friday. The stock traded as high as $96.60 and last traded at $96.3210, with a volume of 25,684 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $95.61.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Stock Performance

The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $93.55 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $91.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 0.57.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 203.2% during the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 379 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 254 shares in the last quarter. SYM FINANCIAL Corp purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $39,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 94.6% in the second quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 502 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 244 shares during the period. Finally, CKW Financial Group bought a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $45,000.

About iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

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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.

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