Moulton Wealth Management Inc. Invests $632,000 in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF $EFAV

Moulton Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 7,247 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $632,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in EFAV. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 1,112 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF during the first quarter worth about $1,113,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 19.2% during 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 in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position 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 buying an additional 2,948 shares during the period. Finally, Sei Investments Co. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 7.1% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 622,873 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,357,000 after buying an additional 41,032 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Stock Performance

EFAV stock opened at $92.68 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $83.36 and a 1 year high of $95.13. The firm has a market cap of $6.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 0.57. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $89.79 and a 200-day simple moving average of $90.77.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF 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. EFAV was launched on Oct 18, 2011 and is managed by BlackRock.