iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF $EFAV Shares Sold by Ameritas Investment Partners Inc.

Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. reduced its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) by 21.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 6,067 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,699 shares during the quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF were worth $510,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of Montreal Can increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 10.4% in the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 62,024 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,214,000 after purchasing an additional 5,868 shares during the last quarter. Diversified Enterprises LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 9.6% in the 2nd quarter. Diversified Enterprises LLC now owns 3,805 shares of the company’s stock valued at $320,000 after buying an additional 334 shares in the last quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 71.4% in the 2nd quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 7,850 shares of the company’s stock valued at $660,000 after buying an additional 3,271 shares during the last quarter. Ibex Wealth Advisors purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,152,000. Finally, Symmetry Partners LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 7.1% during the 2nd quarter. Symmetry Partners LLC now owns 117,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,877,000 after acquiring an additional 7,754 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Price Performance

BATS EFAV opened at $86.23 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $69.19 and a 1 year high of $85.52. The company has a fifty day moving average of $85.03 and a two-hundred day moving average of $84.43. The company has a market capitalization of $5.63 billion, a PE ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 0.57.

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.