Empowered Funds LLC Raises Holdings in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF $QEFA

Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in shares of SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF (NYSEARCA:QEFA) by 43.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 19,868 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,015 shares during the quarter. Empowered Funds LLC owned 0.18% of SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF worth $1,853,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of QEFA. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in shares of SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF by 2.1% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 9,860 shares of the company’s stock worth $920,000 after purchasing an additional 203 shares during the period. ARQ Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF by 5.0% during the first quarter. ARQ Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 137,271 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,803,000 after buying an additional 6,529 shares in the last quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF during the first quarter worth $425,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC grew its position in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF by 66.4% during the first quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC now owns 37,484 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,496,000 after buying an additional 14,954 shares during the period. Finally, IRON Financial LLC acquired a new stake in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF during the first quarter valued at $220,000.

SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF Stock Performance

Shares of SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF stock opened at $100.58 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $96.86 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $96.27. The company has a market cap of $1.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.98 and a beta of 0.68. SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF has a fifty-two week low of $84.65 and a fifty-two week high of $100.93.

SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF Company Profile

The SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF (QEFA) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EAFE Factor Mix A-Series (USD) index. The fund tracks an index of securities from developed markets in Europe, Australia and the Far East. The index equal-weights 3 subindexes: value, minimum volatility and quality. QEFA was launched on Jun 4, 2014 and is managed by State Street.