Cerity Partners LLC Invests $884,000 in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV)

Cerity Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 12,750 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $884,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. FMR LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 25.0% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 12,317,849 shares of the company’s stock valued at $803,370,000 after purchasing an additional 2,464,925 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 5.0% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,012,372 shares of the company’s stock valued at $326,907,000 after acquiring an additional 237,514 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 16.9% in the 3rd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 3,498,393 shares of the company’s stock valued at $228,165,000 after acquiring an additional 506,040 shares during the last quarter. Balentine LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Balentine LLC now owns 2,330,206 shares of the company’s stock worth $151,976,000 after buying an additional 51,690 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wharton Business Group LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter. Wharton Business Group LLC now owns 1,605,074 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,683,000 after buying an additional 75,270 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Trading Up 1.6 %

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF stock opened at $69.31 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $69.79 and a two-hundred day moving average of $68.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.38 and a beta of 0.51. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a twelve month low of $64.68 and a twelve month high of $76.51.

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.