iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) Stock Short Interest Climbs 182.5%

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 51,311 shares, an increase of 182.5% from the August 31st total of 18,166 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 428,414 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Anchor Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 4.0% in the 2nd quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 70,045 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,144,000 after buying an additional 2,676 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 4.0% in the 2nd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 38,188 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,349,000 after acquiring an additional 1,470 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 4,514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $396,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF during the second quarter worth about $287,000. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 8.5% during the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 110,680 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,708,000 after purchasing an additional 8,660 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF stock opened at $92.84 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $93.32 and its 200-day simple moving average is $91.46. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $83.51 and a 1 year high of $95.34. The company has a market capitalization of $6.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 0.57.

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.