iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) Short Interest Up 87.9% in June

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAVGet Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 108,477 shares, an increase of 87.9% from the May 31st total of 57,737 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 536,317 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in EFAV. Alpha Capital Advisors Inc. ADV raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. Alpha Capital Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 84,872 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,755,000 after purchasing an additional 2,612 shares during the last quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF during the 1st quarter worth $462,000. Centaurus Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF during the 1st quarter worth $103,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF during the first quarter worth $532,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 203.2% in the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 379 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 254 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Trading Down 0.5%

BATS:EFAV opened at $87.71 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $90.15 and a two-hundred day moving average of $90.05. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a 12 month low of $81.66 and a 12 month high of $95.13. The firm has a market cap of $5.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 0.57.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Company Profile

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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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