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

J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. grew its position in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:XAR) by 21.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,705 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 655 shares during the period. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.’s holdings in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $614,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. World Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,838 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,548,000 after purchasing an additional 402 shares during the last quarter. Howard Capital Management Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Howard Capital Management Group LLC now owns 186,333 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,898,000 after acquiring an additional 6,861 shares in the last quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 16.7% in the fourth quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 3,654 shares of the company’s stock valued at $628,000 after acquiring an additional 524 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 73.8% in the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 7,083 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,175,000 after acquiring an additional 3,007 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 2,719 shares of the company’s stock valued at $451,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares in the last quarter.

SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF Price Performance

SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock opened at $168.93 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $170.71 and a 200-day simple moving average of $162.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.54 billion, a PE ratio of 30.33 and a beta of 0.85. SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 12-month low of $131.78 and a 12-month high of $181.38.

SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF Profile

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.