Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. Buys 7,942 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF $EFAV

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. boosted its stake 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. The fund owned 15,690 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,942 shares during the quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF were worth $1,331,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 5,762 shares of the company’s stock worth $489,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 1.8% during the third quarter. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. now owns 9,046 shares of the company’s stock worth $767,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 38,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,205,000 after purchasing an additional 161 shares in the last quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 6.0% in the 2nd quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,861 shares of the company’s stock valued at $240,000 after buying an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stephens Inc. AR lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 9,240 shares of the company’s stock worth $777,000 after buying an additional 180 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of BATS EFAV opened at $93.82 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $6.13 billion, a PE ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 0.57. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $87.94 and its 200-day moving average price is $86.07. iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF has a twelve month low of $72.42 and a twelve month high of $93.99.

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.