iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) Shares Sold by Bank of Montreal Can

Bank of Montreal Can lowered its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) by 12.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 67,260 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,795 shares during the quarter. Bank of Montreal Can owned about 0.07% of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF worth $5,178,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of EFAV. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. now owns 16,489 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,265,000 after purchasing an additional 877 shares during the period. Avior Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF in the third quarter valued at about $75,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 49.2% in the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 11,491 shares of the company’s stock valued at $881,000 after buying an additional 3,791 shares during the period. Veery Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF in the third quarter valued at about $211,000. Finally, Ashton Thomas Securities LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 17.7% in the 3rd quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC now owns 5,135 shares of the company’s stock valued at $394,000 after buying an additional 771 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EFAV stock opened at $74.29 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $74.43 and a 200-day moving average of $73.26. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a 52-week low of $64.68 and a 52-week high of $76.51. The stock has a market cap of $7.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 0.53.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Company 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.