iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF $EFAV Shares Purchased by Cetera Investment Advisers

Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) by 2.5% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 356,879 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,781 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers’ holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF were worth $32,608,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings 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 valued at $267,000 after purchasing an additional 1,112 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,113,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 19.2% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 53,619 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,507,000 after purchasing an additional 8,642 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 4.9% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 62,934 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,290,000 after purchasing an additional 2,948 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 7.1% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 622,873 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,357,000 after purchasing an additional 41,032 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Price Performance

BATS:EFAV opened at $90.96 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 0.57. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $89.64 and a 200 day simple moving average of $90.47. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a 12-month low of $81.66 and a 12-month high of $95.13.

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.