SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:XAR) Shares Acquired by J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.

J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:XAR) by 9.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,698 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 244 shares during the period. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.’s holdings in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $365,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of XAR. Picton Mahoney Asset Management lifted its stake in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 100.1% in the 3rd quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management now owns 1,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $168,000 after purchasing an additional 1,100,000 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 13.5% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 843,623 shares of the company’s stock valued at $94,570,000 after purchasing an additional 100,289 shares during the period. Modera Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $11,064,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $7,244,000. Finally, Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 119.8% in the 4th quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. now owns 87,806 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,927,000 after purchasing an additional 47,856 shares during the period.

SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF Price Performance

XAR opened at $134.64 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $136.87 and a 200 day moving average price of $130.26. SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 1 year low of $108.32 and a 1 year high of $142.78. The stock has a market cap of $2.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.37 and a beta of 0.84.

About SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF

The SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in industrials equity. The fund tracks an equal-weighted index of US aerospace & defense companies. XAR was launched on Sep 28, 2011 and is managed by State Street.