Richards Merrill & Peterson Inc. Raises Position in SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF $WDIV

Richards Merrill & Peterson Inc. increased its holdings in SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:WDIV) by 17.6% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,156 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,220 shares during the period. Richards Merrill & Peterson Inc. owned 0.27% of SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF worth $575,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Private Trust Co. NA increased its position in SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF by 170.2% during the second quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 635 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Buckhead Capital Management LLC raised its stake in SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF by 5.3% during the first quarter. Buckhead Capital Management LLC now owns 3,471 shares of the company’s stock worth $226,000 after purchasing an additional 176 shares during the period. Park Square Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF by 6.5% in the 1st quarter. Park Square Financial Group LLC now owns 4,109 shares of the company’s stock valued at $268,000 after purchasing an additional 252 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC grew its stake in shares of SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF by 162.3% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 10,312 shares of the company’s stock valued at $671,000 after buying an additional 6,380 shares during the period.

SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of WDIV opened at $73.74 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $228.59 million, a P/E ratio of 13.04 and a beta of 0.80. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $72.96 and its 200 day simple moving average is $70.42. SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF has a twelve month low of $59.40 and a twelve month high of $74.03.

SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF Profile

The SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF (WDIV) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high dividend yield equity. The fund tracks an index of 100 high-dividend-yielding stocks from the S&P Global BMI Index. Constituents are selected and weighted by dividends. WDIV was launched on May 29, 2013 and is managed by State Street.