Samalin Investment Counsel LLC Makes New $3.94 Million Investment in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF $EFAV

Samalin Investment Counsel LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 43,183 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,935,000. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF accounts for about 1.2% of Samalin Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 19th largest holding. Samalin Investment Counsel LLC owned about 0.07% of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of EFAV. Invested Advisors grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 9.0% during the third quarter. Invested Advisors now owns 3,714 shares of the company’s stock valued at $338,000 after buying an additional 308 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF during the third quarter valued at $48,000. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $853,000. Anderson Hoagland & Co. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $14,722,000. Finally, Sowell Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $493,000.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS EFAV opened at $95.97 on Monday. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a one year low of $83.85 and a one year high of $96.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.27 billion, a PE ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 0.57. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $93.40 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $91.77.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Company 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. EFAV was launched on Oct 18, 2011 and is managed by BlackRock.