Short Interest in SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF (NYSEARCA:QEFA) Declines By 79.9%
by Sarita Garza · The Markets DailySPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF (NYSEARCA:QEFA – Get Free Report) was the target of a large decline in short interest in May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 13,564 shares, a decline of 79.9% from the May 14th total of 67,401 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 75,341 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF Price Performance
Shares of SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF stock traded up $0.03 during trading on Friday, hitting $96.78. 31,130 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 41,091. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $96.53 and its 200 day moving average price is $94.38. SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF has a twelve month low of $82.33 and a twelve month high of $100.17. The company has a market cap of $1.08 billion, a PE ratio of 15.98 and a beta of 0.68.
Institutional Trading of SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF
Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of 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. boosted its position in shares of SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF by 9.4% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,055,283 shares of the company’s stock valued at $92,641,000 after acquiring an additional 90,449 shares in the last quarter. Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC boosted its position in shares of SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC now owns 756,635 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,516,000 after acquiring an additional 21,999 shares in the last quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. now owns 264,176 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,952,000 after acquiring an additional 1,008 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its position in shares of SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 215,474 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,537,000 after acquiring an additional 6,352 shares in the last quarter.
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.