SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF $QEFA Shares Purchased by Manning & Napier Advisors LLC

Manning & Napier Advisors LLC boosted its stake in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF (NYSEARCA:QEFA) by 93.6% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 22,530 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,891 shares during the quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC’s holdings in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF were worth $2,052,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in QEFA. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF by 9.4% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,055,283 shares of the company’s stock valued at $92,641,000 after acquiring an additional 90,449 shares during the period. Flow Traders U.S. LLC lifted its stake in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF by 135.6% in the 3rd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 111,571 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,808,000 after buying an additional 64,220 shares in the last quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $5,640,000. Citadel Advisors LLC lifted its stake in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF by 246.8% in the 3rd quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 32,704 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,875,000 after buying an additional 23,273 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC lifted its stake in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC now owns 756,635 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,516,000 after buying an additional 21,999 shares in the last quarter.

SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF stock opened at $97.52 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.09 billion, a PE ratio of 15.98 and a beta of 0.69. SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF has a twelve month low of $82.27 and a twelve month high of $100.17. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $95.19 and its 200 day moving average price is $92.97.

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.