iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAVGet Free Report) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 831,541 shares, an increase of 657.7% from the July 15th total of 109,740 shares. Currently, 1.3% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 657,129 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of BATS EFAV opened at $93.33 on Thursday. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a 12-month low of $83.36 and a 12-month high of $95.13. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $90.15 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $91.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.09 billion, a PE ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 0.57.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Wealth Watch Advisors INC bought a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF in the third quarter worth about $30,000. Dunhill Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 1,156.2% in the 4th quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 402 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 370 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 203.2% in the 1st quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 379 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 254 shares in the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 94.6% in the 2nd quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 502 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 244 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $53,000.

About iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

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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.

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