iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) Shares Purchased by Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI

Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) by 1.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 14,370 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 174 shares during the quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF were worth $1,016,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 63.5% in 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. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 38.5% in the 4th quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 8,109 shares of the company’s stock valued at $573,000 after acquiring an additional 2,255 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 49.2% in the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 11,491 shares of the company’s stock valued at $881,000 after acquiring an additional 3,791 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp grew 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 valued at $5,128,000 after acquiring an additional 15,011 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 109,809 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,422,000 after acquiring an additional 1,409 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Stock Up 11.1 %

Shares of EFAV opened at $77.73 on Thursday. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a 52-week low of $67.68 and a 52-week high of $78.53. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $73.58 and its two-hundred day moving average is $74.11. The stock has a market cap of $5.29 billion, a PE ratio of 17.80 and a beta of 0.61.

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.