Gateway Wealth Partners LLC Purchases 12,236 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF $EFAV

Gateway Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) by 112.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 23,144 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 12,236 shares during the period. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF were worth $2,115,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 41.7% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,780 shares of the company’s stock worth $267,000 after acquiring an additional 1,112 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $1,113,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 19.2% during the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 53,619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,507,000 after purchasing an additional 8,642 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 4.9% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 62,934 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,290,000 after purchasing an additional 2,948 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 7.1% in the second 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 in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Price Performance

EFAV stock opened at $91.54 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $89.63 and a 200 day moving average price of $90.53. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $81.66 and a fifty-two week high of $95.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.98 billion, a PE ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 0.57.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF 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.