Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI Boosts Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF $EFAV

Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) by 6.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 15,278 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 925 shares during the quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF were worth $1,284,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of EFAV. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 41.7% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,780 shares of the company’s stock worth $267,000 after acquiring an additional 1,112 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 328.5% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 26,936 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,099,000 after purchasing an additional 20,650 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 30.0% during the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 18,514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,443,000 after purchasing an additional 4,277 shares during the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 1.3% during the first quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 40,859 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,184,000 after purchasing an additional 506 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Csenge Advisory Group grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 26.5% during the first quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 3,626 shares of the company’s stock valued at $290,000 after purchasing an additional 759 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Trading Up 22.3%

BATS:EFAV opened at $85.53 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $85.09 and its 200 day moving average is $84.29. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a 12 month low of $69.19 and a 12 month high of $85.52. The company has a market capitalization of $5.59 billion, a P/E 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.