iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF $USMV Stock Holdings Boosted by Syntax Research Inc.

Syntax Research Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:USMV) by 273.2% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 113,288 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 82,934 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF comprises approximately 8.0% of Syntax Research Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Syntax Research Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF were worth $10,928,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in USMV. Ritholtz Wealth Management bought a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $74,238,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF by 10,472.3% in the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 800,747 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,398,000 after acquiring an additional 793,173 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF by 99.3% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,143,557 shares of the company’s stock valued at $106,053,000 after acquiring an additional 569,762 shares in the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF by 26.1% in the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 2,733,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $260,056,000 after acquiring an additional 565,200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF by 13.0% during the first quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,242,597 shares of the company’s stock valued at $393,458,000 after acquiring an additional 489,637 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS:USMV opened at $101.81 on Friday. iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $91.02 and a 1 year high of $102.21. The company has a market capitalization of $25.98 billion, a PE ratio of 22.90 and a beta of 0.72. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $98.97 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $96.35.

iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF Company 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.