Short Interest in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) Decreases By 61.5%

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 41,710 shares, a decrease of 61.5% from the June 15th total of 108,477 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 454,908 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS:EFAV opened at $89.72 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $81.66 and a 1 year high of $95.13. The company has a market cap of $5.86 billion, a PE ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 0.57. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $89.75 and its 200 day moving average is $90.24.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $22,963,000. Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 9.0% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,310,102 shares of the company’s stock valued at $199,246,000 after acquiring an additional 190,252 shares in the last quarter. Vestcor Inc boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 452.1% in the fourth quarter. Vestcor Inc now owns 230,175 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,853,000 after acquiring an additional 188,483 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 32.6% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 767,283 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,520,000 after purchasing an additional 188,461 shares during the period. Finally, Purpose Unlimited Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $13,985,000.

About iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

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.