Portland Financial Advisors Inc Makes New Investment in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV)

Portland Financial Advisors Inc bought a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 8,023 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $567,000. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF makes up approximately 1.5% of Portland Financial Advisors Inc’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest position.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 63.5% during the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 19,279 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,363,000 after acquiring an additional 7,490 shares during the period. Goldstein Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 12.3% during the 3rd quarter. Goldstein Advisors LLC now owns 4,967 shares of the company’s stock valued at $381,000 after purchasing an additional 543 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 49.2% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 11,491 shares of the company’s stock worth $881,000 after purchasing an additional 3,791 shares in the last quarter. Peterson Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Peterson Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 23,332 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,790,000 after purchasing an additional 453 shares during the period. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 29.0% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 66,861 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,128,000 after purchasing an additional 15,011 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Stock Up 7.2 %

Shares of EFAV opened at $74.98 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $72.00 and its 200-day moving average price is $73.80. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a twelve month low of $64.68 and a twelve month high of $76.51. The stock has a market cap of $7.18 billion, a PE ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 0.53.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF 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.