iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF $EFAV Shares Purchased by Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.

Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) by 16.4% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 48,498 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,835 shares during the period. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF were worth $4,183,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of EFAV. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 41.7% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,780 shares of the company’s stock worth $267,000 after acquiring an additional 1,112 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF during the first quarter valued at $1,113,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 19.2% in the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 53,619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,507,000 after purchasing an additional 8,642 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 4.9% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 62,934 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,290,000 after purchasing an additional 2,948 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 7.1% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 622,873 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,357,000 after purchasing an additional 41,032 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EFAV opened at $87.76 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $90.36 and its two-hundred day moving average is $89.99. The company has a market capitalization of $5.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 0.57. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $81.66 and a fifty-two week high of $95.13.

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.