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

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) saw a significant growth in short interest in October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 324,753 shares, a growth of 606.8% from the October 15th total of 45,946 shares. Currently, 0.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 458,405 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Wharton Business Group LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF during the third quarter worth $149,308,000. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 2.5% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 356,879 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,608,000 after purchasing an additional 8,781 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $26,802,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 18.3% during the 3rd quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 227,887 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,765,000 after purchasing an additional 35,296 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 98.8% during the 1st 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 in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Trading Down 0.3%

EFAV stock opened at $95.98 on Thursday. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a 1-year low of $83.85 and a 1-year high of $98.07. The business’s 50 day moving average is $93.91 and its 200-day moving average is $91.98. The firm has a market cap of $5.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.81 and a beta of 0.47.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Company 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.