HighTower Advisors LLC Purchases 6,194 Shares of SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF $QEFA

HighTower Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF (NYSEARCA:QEFA) by 11.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 61,930 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,194 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC owned about 0.57% of SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF worth $5,615,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of QEFA. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF by 217.0% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 913 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,000 after acquiring an additional 625 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $119,000. Bridgewealth Advisory Group LLC purchased a new stake in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $204,000. AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $218,000. Finally, Collaborative Wealth Managment Inc. purchased a new stake in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $226,000.

SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF Trading Down 0.5%

NYSEARCA:QEFA opened at $97.90 on Thursday. The company has a market cap 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 $82.33 and a twelve month high of $100.17. The company’s 50 day moving average is $95.67 and its two-hundred day moving average is $93.83.

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.