Sanford Advisory Services LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:ACWV – Get Rating) by 2.3% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 89,940 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,983 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF makes up approximately 2.0% of Sanford Advisory Services LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest position. Sanford Advisory Services LLC's holdings in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF were worth $8,546,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of ACWV. US Bancorp DE boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF by 6.8% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 158,702 shares of the company's stock valued at $14,055,000 after acquiring an additional 10,055 shares in the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $762,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $687,000. Arkansas Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $610,000. Finally, Summit Financial LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF by 15.7% in the fourth quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 45,512 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,325,000 after acquiring an additional 6,177 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF Stock Performance

ACWV traded down $0.54 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $99.13. The stock had a trading volume of 76,532 shares. The company has a market capitalization of $4.62 billion, a PE ratio of 17.64 and a beta of 0.62. iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF has a twelve month low of $77.01 and a twelve month high of $88.22. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $96.06 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $95.58.

About iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF

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The iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (ACWV) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap global stocks selected and weighted to create a low volatility portfolio. ACWV was launched on Oct 18, 2011 and is managed by BlackRock.

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