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Quent Capital LLC has boosted its holdings in Arista Networks by 15.2% this past quarter, as revealed in a newly released SEC filing. The firm’s position now stands at 2,578 shares, worth about $264,000, underscoring a growing interest in the technology company.

Quent Capital LLC reduced its holdings in Unum Group by 13.5% during the second quarter, selling 870 shares in the process. According to a recent 13F filing with the SEC, the institutional investor now holds 5,572 shares of the financial services provider’s stock.

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