SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF (NYSEARCA:QEFA) Short Interest Update

SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF (NYSEARCA:QEFA) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 11,321 shares, a decrease of 18.1% from the March 31st total of 13,818 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 50,731 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in QEFA. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF by 7.7% in the fourth 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 during the period. 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. Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC lifted its holdings in shares of SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF by 3.0% in the third quarter. Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC now owns 756,635 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,516,000 after purchasing an additional 21,999 shares in the last quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. lifted its holdings in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. now owns 264,176 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,952,000 after acquiring an additional 1,008 shares during the period. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its holdings in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 215,474 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,537,000 after acquiring an additional 6,352 shares during the period.

SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF Price Performance

Shares of QEFA stock traded up $2.03 on Thursday, hitting $96.71. 21,753 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 37,223. The stock has a market cap of $1.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.98 and a beta of 0.71. SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF has a 12 month low of $81.56 and a 12 month high of $100.17. The company has a 50 day moving average of $95.30 and a 200 day moving average of $92.71.

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.