iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:USMV) Shares Sold by Goldstein Advisors LLC

Goldstein Advisors LLC trimmed its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:USMV) by 2.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 11,061 shares of the company’s stock after selling 309 shares during the quarter. Goldstein Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF were worth $982,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,369,000. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF by 16.8% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 6,655 shares of the company’s stock worth $559,000 after acquiring an additional 956 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its stake in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 232,184 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,494,000 after purchasing an additional 1,785 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF by 572.4% during the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 250,380 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,142,000 after acquiring an additional 213,145 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF by 101.3% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 27,458 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,305,000 after purchasing an additional 13,818 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF Trading Up 2.3 %

Shares of USMV stock opened at $90.66 on Thursday. iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF has a 1-year low of $47.44 and a 1-year high of $55.45. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $91.04 and its 200-day simple moving average is $90.07. The company has a market capitalization of $26.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.30 and a beta of 0.59.

iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA Minimum Volatility (USD) index. The fund tracks an index of US-listed firms selected and weighted to create a low-volatility portfolio subject to various constraints. USMV was launched on Oct 18, 2011 and is managed by BlackRock.