Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors Buys Shares of 3,115 iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF $EFAV

Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 3,115 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $262,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of EFAV. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 41.7% during the fourth 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 during the period. Mutual Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 6.5% during the first quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 27,070 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,194,000 after purchasing an additional 1,648 shares during the period. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 241.1% during the 1st quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 805 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,000 after buying an additional 569 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 328.5% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 26,936 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,099,000 after buying an additional 20,650 shares during the period. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 114,928 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,955,000 after buying an additional 2,134 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Price Performance

BATS EFAV opened at $84.40 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $85.00 and its 200-day moving average price is $83.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 0.57. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a 1-year low of $69.19 and a 1-year high of $85.52.

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.