Sanctuary Advisors LLC Sells 9,555 Shares of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:USMV)

Sanctuary Advisors LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:USMV) by 4.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 218,074 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,555 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC owned 0.07% of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF worth $20,381,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Raymond James & Associates lifted its position in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 16,095,735 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,351,398,000 after acquiring an additional 146,632 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF by 0.9% in the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 9,905,008 shares of the company’s stock valued at $904,426,000 after purchasing an additional 91,948 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF by 6.9% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,357,623 shares of the company’s stock valued at $489,205,000 after purchasing an additional 346,414 shares in the last quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF by 5.2% during the second quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,658,707 shares of the company’s stock worth $307,185,000 after buying an additional 182,050 shares during the period. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF by 0.8% during the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 2,134,175 shares of the company’s stock worth $194,871,000 after buying an additional 17,264 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF Stock Performance

BATS USMV opened at $91.97 on Friday. iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $47.44 and a 52 week high of $55.45. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $92.32 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $88.80. The stock has a market capitalization of $26.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.30 and a beta of 0.59.

iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF Profile

The iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA Minimum Volatility (USD) index. The fund tracks an index of US-listed firms selected and weighted to create a low-volatility portfolio subject to various constraints. USMV was launched on Oct 18, 2011 and is managed by BlackRock.