Investment Research Partners LLC Makes New $485,000 Investment in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF $QEFA

Investment Research Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF (NYSEARCA:QEFA) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 5,460 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $485,000. Investment Research Partners LLC owned approximately 0.05% of SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of QEFA. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF by 2.8% during the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 40,533 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,563,000 after acquiring an additional 1,098 shares during the last quarter. Mariner LLC raised its holdings in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF by 34.0% in the 3rd quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 21,220 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,865,000 after acquiring an additional 5,381 shares during the last quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $5,640,000. Flow Traders U.S. LLC raised its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 64,220 shares during the last quarter. Finally, 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 worth $2,875,000 after purchasing an additional 23,273 shares in the last quarter.

SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF Price Performance

Shares of SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF stock opened at $92.63 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $95.68 and its 200-day simple moving average is $91.18. The stock has a market cap of $1.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.98 and a beta of 0.76. SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF has a 1-year low of $70.97 and a 1-year high of $100.17.

About SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF

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.