J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. Increases Stock Holdings in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:XAR)

J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. raised its stake in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:XAR) by 9.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,698 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing 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 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in XAR. Barclays PLC increased its stake in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 14.9% in the second quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $94,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $26,000. Private Trust Co. NA grew its position in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 11.7% during the third quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 2,420 shares of the company’s stock worth $271,000 after acquiring an additional 253 shares during the last quarter. Flagstar Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $218,000. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its position in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 6.4% during the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 66,563 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,462,000 after acquiring an additional 4,014 shares during the last quarter.

SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of XAR opened at $134.64 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $2.03 billion, a PE ratio of 29.37 and a beta of 0.84. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $136.87 and its 200-day simple moving average is $130.26. SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 12-month low of $108.32 and a 12-month high of $142.78.

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.