1,997 Shares in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF $XAR Purchased by Strategic Blueprint LLC

Strategic Blueprint LLC bought a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:XAR) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 1,997 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $482,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of XAR. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 5.8% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 810,236 shares of the company’s stock valued at $190,373,000 after purchasing an additional 44,082 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its holdings in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 28.7% in the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 250,121 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,768,000 after purchasing an additional 55,705 shares during the period. CWM LLC grew its holdings in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 2,668.1% in the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 206,667 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,856,000 after purchasing an additional 199,201 shares during the period. UBS Group AG grew its holdings in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 206,371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,785,000 after purchasing an additional 2,450 shares during the period. Finally, Quadrature Capital Ltd acquired a new stake in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $46,032,000.

SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF Trading Up 3.8%

Shares of XAR opened at $259.14 on Friday. SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 12 month low of $171.22 and a 12 month high of $295.39. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $269.06 and its two-hundred day moving average is $257.57. The firm has a market cap of $5.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.83 and a beta of 1.03.

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.