Crescent Grove Advisors LLC Makes New Investment in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF $EFAV

Crescent Grove Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 10,272 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $936,000.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in EFAV. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 2.5% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 356,879 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,608,000 after buying an additional 8,781 shares during the period. Armbruster Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 1.0% in the first quarter. Armbruster Capital Management Inc. now owns 221,426 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,232,000 after acquiring an additional 2,133 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 98.8% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 213,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,546,000 after acquiring an additional 106,290 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 5,456.1% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 111,122 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,153,000 after acquiring an additional 109,122 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 8.5% in the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 110,680 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,708,000 after acquiring an additional 8,660 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Price Performance

BATS EFAV opened at $95.31 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $6.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 0.57. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $93.30 and its 200-day moving average is $91.71. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a one year low of $83.85 and a one year high of $95.44.

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.