SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF $QEFA Shares Sold by Hobart Private Capital LLC

Hobart Private Capital LLC cut its holdings in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF (NYSEARCA:QEFA) by 58.9% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 52,770 shares of the company’s stock after selling 75,586 shares during the quarter. Hobart Private Capital LLC’s holdings in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF were worth $5,067,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF by 7.7% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,264,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,665,000 after acquiring an additional 90,149 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF by 9.4% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,055,283 shares of the company’s stock valued at $92,641,000 after purchasing an additional 90,449 shares in the last quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. now owns 264,176 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,952,000 after purchasing an additional 1,008 shares in the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC grew its position in shares of SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 215,474 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,537,000 after purchasing an additional 6,352 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF by 4.5% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 206,196 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,232,000 after purchasing an additional 8,796 shares during the last quarter.

SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF Price Performance

Shares of QEFA opened at $99.53 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $96.72 and a 200-day simple moving average of $96.12. SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF has a 1-year low of $83.43 and a 1-year high of $100.34. The stock has a market cap of $1.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.98 and a beta of 0.68.

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.