Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Increases Stock Position in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF (NYSEARCA:QEFA)

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its stake in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF (NYSEARCA:QEFA) by 2.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 117,355 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,495 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC owned about 0.92% of SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF worth $8,509,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in QEFA. Edge Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Edge Financial Advisors LLC now owns 32,084 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,326,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF by 0.4% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 42,195 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,396,000 after buying an additional 188 shares in the last quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF by 22.1% in the 4th quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC now owns 109,166 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,916,000 after buying an additional 19,780 shares during the period. CX Institutional lifted its stake in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF by 18.6% during the 4th quarter. CX Institutional now owns 203,903 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,785,000 after acquiring an additional 31,955 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC purchased a new position in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000.

SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:QEFA opened at $81.43 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $899.80 million, a PE ratio of 17.01 and a beta of 0.79. SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF has a 1 year low of $71.42 and a 1 year high of $81.71. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $77.07 and its two-hundred day moving average is $76.85.

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.