Sage Advisory Services Ltd.Co. Takes $2.75 Million Position in SPDR S&P Retail ETF $XRT

Sage Advisory Services Ltd.Co. purchased a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:XRT) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 32,202 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,747,000. SPDR S&P Retail ETF comprises 1.5% of Sage Advisory Services Ltd.Co.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest holding.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Clear Street Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $103,416,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 346.9% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 976,649 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $84,168,000 after acquiring an additional 758,120 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 12,256.1% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 882,222 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $76,030,000 after acquiring an additional 875,082 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 3,648.5% during the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 410,606 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $35,386,000 after acquiring an additional 399,652 shares during the period. Finally, Castleark Management LLC lifted its position in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 19.5% during the 3rd quarter. Castleark Management LLC now owns 188,220 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $16,221,000 after acquiring an additional 30,740 shares during the period.

SPDR S&P Retail ETF Trading Down 1.4%

XRT stock opened at $85.90 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $83.51 and a 200-day moving average of $84.78. SPDR S&P Retail ETF has a 12-month low of $66.87 and a 12-month high of $91.65. The company has a market cap of $463.86 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.70 and a beta of 1.23.

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