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Fifteen ETFs were buying Erie Indemnity (ERIE) shares versus 13 selling in Friday’s session, but the sellers moved larger amounts, producing $47.9 million in net ETF selling. More funds traded the other way, yet in smaller amounts. The move followed a stretch of modest net buying: $0.3 million on Oct. 29, $6.5 million on Oct. 28, $0.1 million on Oct. 27 and $0.3 million on Oct. 26. The selling streak stands at one day.
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Which ETFs sold ERIE on Friday?
The largest sellers by dollar value were NOBL ($23.8 million), SDY ($18.3 million) and KNG ($6.9 million). In all, 15 ETFs added shares and 13 cut them.
NOBL accounted for the largest share of the move, cutting its position by 90,918 shares for a $23.8 million decline in value, a 11.7% reduction in its stake. SDY trimmed 70,004 shares, a $18.3 million value change and a 24.87% cut, while KNG reduced holdings by 26,267 shares, worth $6.9 million and a 11.7% stake reduction. Smaller adjustments came from XLF, down 1,179 shares for $0.3 million, and BBMC, down 340 shares for $0.1 million. Erie Indemnity operates in the Financial Services sector within the Insurance Brokers industry and carries a market cap of $12.8 billion.
Have ETFs been buying or selling ERIE lately?
Over the last 5 reported days, ETFs were net buyers on 4 and net sellers on 1, so the recent trend is mostly buying.
What does ERIE do?
Erie Indemnity Company is a management company that serves as the attorney-in-fact for the Erie Insurance Exchange, a reciprocal insurance exchange. It manages the exchange’s operations, including sales, underwriting, policy issuance, and administrative services, and earns management fees calculated as a percentage of the exchange’s premiums.
Erie Indemnity reported trailing-12-month revenue of $4.12 billion, up 2.0% over the past year, with a gross margin of 17.8% and a net margin of 14.0%. The stock trades at a P/E of 25.05, a P/B of 5.0 and a P/S of 3.5, against a market cap of $12.8 billion. Its GF Score is 85, and the GF Value of $366.77 compares with a price of $273.93. The dividend yield is 2.17%, and the shares are down 2.18% year to date.