Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund Target of Unusually Large Options Trading (NYSEARCA:XLE)

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLE – Get Rating) saw some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Stock investors purchased 248,101 put options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 47% compared to the typical daily volume of 168,673 put options.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of XLE. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund by 100,108.7% during the 4th quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,927,347 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $518,465,000 after acquiring an additional 5,921,432 shares during the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH boosted its stake in Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund by 100.2% during the 3rd quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 10,760 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $775,000 after acquiring an additional 5,372,728 shares during the last quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda boosted its stake in Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund by 370.7% during the 3rd quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda now owns 3,431,317 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $247,123,000 after acquiring an additional 2,702,385 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its stake in Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund by 178.7% during the 2nd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 933,351 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $66,744,000 after acquiring an additional 2,119,666 shares during the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI boosted its stake in Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund by 2,066.5% during the 4th quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 2,149,080 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $187,929,000 after acquiring an additional 2,049,882 shares during the last quarter.

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of NYSEARCA XLE opened at $81.75 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $38.62 billion, a PE ratio of 6.92 and a beta of 1.39. Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund has a 1 year low of $65.48 and a 1 year high of $94.71. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $87.18 and its 200-day moving average is $85.43.

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund Company Profile

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Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (the Fund) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Energy Select Sector Index (the Index). The Index includes companies from the following industries oil, gas and consumable fuels, and energy equipment and services.