Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. Has $1.33 Million Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF $EFAV

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:EFAV) by 102.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 15,690 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,942 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF were worth $1,331,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 0.7% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,571,782 shares of the company’s stock valued at $132,123,000 after acquiring an additional 11,087 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,243,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $104,555,000 after purchasing an additional 13,404 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 32.6% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 767,283 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,520,000 after purchasing an additional 188,461 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. increased its stake 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Portfolio Design Labs LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF during the second quarter worth $45,806,000.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Trading Up 0.2%

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF stock opened at $93.82 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 0.57. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $87.94 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $86.07. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a 1-year low of $72.42 and a 1-year high of $93.99.

About iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

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.