iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) Stock Short Interest Report for October

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 45,946 shares, a drop of 69.0% from the September 30th total of 148,276 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 602,404 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 2.5% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 356,879 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,608,000 after purchasing an additional 8,781 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 98.8% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 213,922 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,546,000 after purchasing an additional 106,290 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF during the third quarter worth about $18,230,000. Anderson Hoagland & Co. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF during the third quarter worth about $14,722,000. Finally, Ledyard National Bank acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF during the third quarter worth about $14,435,000.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS EFAV opened at $95.78 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.25 billion, a PE ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 0.57. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $93.48 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $91.50. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $83.85 and a fifty-two week high of $96.42.

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.