iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:USMV) Shares Bought by Aspire Private Capital LLC

Aspire Private Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:USMV) by 43.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,268 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 689 shares during the period. Aspire Private Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF were worth $201,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in USMV. Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,369,000. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF by 16.8% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 6,655 shares of the company’s stock valued at $559,000 after purchasing an additional 956 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF by 0.8% during the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 232,184 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,494,000 after buying an additional 1,785 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can grew its position in 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 buying an additional 213,145 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in 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 buying an additional 13,818 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF Stock Up 2.3 %

USMV stock opened at $90.66 on Thursday. iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF has a 52-week low of $47.44 and a 52-week high of $55.45. The firm has a market cap of $26.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.30 and a beta of 0.59. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $91.04 and its 200-day simple moving average is $90.07.

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.