Aspiriant LLC Sells 11,203 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF $EFAV

Aspiriant LLC cut its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) by 14.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 65,678 shares of the company’s stock after selling 11,203 shares during the quarter. Aspiriant LLC owned about 0.10% of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF worth $5,665,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 5,762 shares of the company’s stock valued at $489,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. now owns 9,046 shares of the company’s stock valued at $767,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Forum Private Client Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. Forum Private Client Group LLC now owns 4,845 shares of the company’s stock valued at $411,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. Claro Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 6.5% during the 3rd quarter. Claro Advisors LLC now owns 2,944 shares of the company’s stock valued at $250,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Breakwater Capital Group grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Breakwater Capital Group now owns 19,403 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,674,000 after buying an additional 189 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS:EFAV opened at $92.04 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $91.45 and a 200 day simple moving average of $87.69. The firm has a market cap of $6.01 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 $72.42 and a 12-month high of $95.13.

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.