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

Empowered Funds LLC raised its position in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF (NYSEARCA:QEFA) by 43.4% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. 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’s holdings in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF were worth $1,853,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF Stock Performance

Shares of QEFA opened at $100.58 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $96.86 and a 200 day moving average price of $96.27. SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF has a one year low of $84.65 and a one year high of $100.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.98 and a beta of 0.68.

SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF 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.