Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC Decreases Position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF $EFAV

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC decreased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) by 16.4% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 37,163 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,291 shares during the quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC owned 0.06% of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF worth $3,396,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 41.7% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,780 shares of the company’s stock valued at $267,000 after acquiring an additional 1,112 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF in the first quarter worth $1,113,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 19.2% in the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 53,619 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,507,000 after purchasing an additional 8,642 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 4.9% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 62,934 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,290,000 after purchasing an additional 2,948 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 7.1% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 622,873 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,357,000 after purchasing an additional 41,032 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Price Performance

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF stock opened at $89.72 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a one year low of $81.66 and a one year high of $95.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.86 billion, a PE ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 0.57. The business’s fifty day moving average is $89.75 and its 200 day moving average is $90.24.

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.