SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF $KRE Shares Acquired by Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise increased its stake in shares of SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (NYSEARCA:KRE) by 100.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 40,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 20,000 shares during the quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise owned about 0.07% of SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF worth $2,532,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda acquired a new stake in SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $104,441,000. Picton Mahoney Asset Management raised its position in SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF by 180.3% during the 3rd quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management now owns 590,874 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $37,401,000 after buying an additional 380,089 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its position in SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF by 9.3% during the third quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 2,187,419 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $138,462,000 after purchasing an additional 185,920 shares during the period. Community Trust & Investment Co. acquired a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $10,896,000. Finally, SG Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF by 138.4% in the third quarter. SG Capital Management LLC now owns 287,728 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $18,213,000 after acquiring an additional 167,061 shares during the period.

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF Price Performance

KRE opened at $64.72 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $68.71 and a 200 day moving average price of $65.30. SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF has a 1 year low of $47.06 and a 1 year high of $74.08. The stock has a market cap of $4.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.39 and a beta of 0.90.

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF Company Profile

SPDR KBW Regional Banking ETF, formerly SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF, seeks to closely match the returns and characteristics of the S&P Regional Banks Select Industry Index. Its approach is designed to provide portfolios with low portfolio turnover, tracking, and lower costs. As of October 27, 2011, the Company’s holding included Privatebancorp Inc, Webster Finl Corp Conn, Umpqua Hldgs Corp, Firstmerit Corp, East West Bancorp Inc, Fifth Third Bancorp, Fnb Corp Pa, Susquehanna Bancshares Inc and Keycorp New and First Rep Bk San Fran Cali.