iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) Shares Acquired by Ledyard National Bank

Ledyard National Bank grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) by 3.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 118,596 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,936 shares during the quarter. Ledyard National Bank owned about 0.11% of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF worth $8,223,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of EFAV. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 25.0% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 12,317,849 shares of the company’s stock worth $803,370,000 after purchasing an additional 2,464,925 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 5.0% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,012,372 shares of the company’s stock worth $326,907,000 after acquiring an additional 237,514 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 16.9% during the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 3,498,393 shares of the company’s stock worth $228,165,000 after acquiring an additional 506,040 shares during the period. Balentine LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 2.3% during the third quarter. Balentine LLC now owns 2,330,206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $151,976,000 after acquiring an additional 51,690 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wharton Business Group LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 4.9% in the third quarter. Wharton Business Group LLC now owns 1,605,074 shares of the company’s stock valued at $104,683,000 after acquiring an additional 75,270 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Trading Up 0.6 %

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF stock traded up $0.41 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $69.84. The company had a trading volume of 325,775 shares. The company has a market capitalization of $6.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.38 and a beta of 0.51. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a 12-month low of $64.68 and a 12-month high of $76.51. The company’s fifty day moving average is $69.90 and its 200-day moving average is $68.32.

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.