ARS Investment Partners LLC Sells 8,181 Shares of SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF $XOP

ARS Investment Partners LLC lowered its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (NYSEARCA:XOP) by 31.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 17,775 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,181 shares during the period. ARS Investment Partners LLC owned about 0.13% of SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF worth $2,350,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF by 280.0% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,975,222 shares of the company’s stock worth $374,283,000 after buying an additional 2,192,315 shares in the last quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd increased its holdings in SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF by 730.7% in the 2nd quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 93,001 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,700,000 after purchasing an additional 81,806 shares in the last quarter. Marex Group plc acquired a new position in SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $8,415,000. Group One Trading LLC bought a new position in SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF in the second quarter valued at about $6,944,000. Finally, W.G. Shaheen & Associates DBA Whitney & Co acquired a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF during the second quarter valued at about $6,629,000.

Trending Headlines about SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF

Here are the key news stories impacting SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Short-covering and supply disruptions in Venezuela have lifted crude prices in the near term, supporting E&P sector cash flows and providing a bullish catalyst for XOP. Short-Covering Lifts Crude
• Positive Sentiment: A rally that recovered from five-year lows and added roughly 6% on geopolitically driven risk premium shows there is upside when supply fears flare, which can buoy XOP performance episodically. Rally Extends
• Positive Sentiment: Technical strength: crude reclaimed its 20-day average and is probing the 50-day resistance zone near ~$59, a short-term bullish technical setup that can support XOP if sustained. Rally Reclaims 20-Day
• Neutral Sentiment: Crude futures are testing the 50-day average amid mixed drivers — U.S. growth data, Venezuelan tensions and inventory prints — leaving direction dependent on next releases rather than a clear trend. Futures Test 50-Day
• Neutral Sentiment: BP’s sale of a 65% stake in Castrol to Stonepeak is a large energy-sector M&A move but mostly affects lubricants/refining assets rather than upstream E&P exposure, so XOP’s direct sensitivity is limited. BP to Sell Castrol Stake
• Negative Sentiment: Persistent oversupply forecasts and rising inventories remain a drag on crude and therefore on XOP’s holdings, capping sustained upside for E&P names. Supply Risks vs Oversupply
• Negative Sentiment: U.S. gasoline prices falling to multi-year lows signal weaker demand and margin pressure for producers/refiners, a negative for sustained E&P cash flow and XOP performance. Gas Prices Fall to Four-Year Lows
• Negative Sentiment: Technical exhaustion and volatility commentary from market outlets indicate upside may be capped near resistance levels and that pullbacks are possible, which pressures risk-on E&P ETFs like XOP. Crude Continues to Test Resistance

SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF stock opened at $125.92 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $1.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.28 and a beta of 0.95. SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF has a twelve month low of $99.01 and a twelve month high of $146.56. The company’s fifty day moving average is $129.64 and its 200 day moving average is $129.50.

SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF Profile

SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (the Fund) seeks to replicate as closely as possible the total return performance of the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index. The S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index represents the oil and gas exploration and production sub-industry portion of the S&P Total Markets Index. The S&P TMI tracks all the United States common stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange, National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (NASDAQ) National Market and NASDAQ Small Cap exchanges.