Bank of Nova Scotia Cuts Stock Position in SPDR S&P Retail ETF $XRT

Posted by Defense World Staff on Mar 16th, 2026

Bank of Nova Scotia decreased its position in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:XRT – Free Report) by 50.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 500,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 500,000 shares during the period. Bank of Nova Scotia owned about 16.67% of SPDR S&P Retail ETF worth $43,090,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of XRT. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its stake in SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 1.6% during the second quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 13,877 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,069,000 after purchasing an additional 219 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 8.4% in the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 3,497 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $269,000 after purchasing an additional 272 shares during the period. First Horizon Corp acquired a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 8.5% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 6,083 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $524,000 after purchasing an additional 474 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC increased its stake in SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 15.5% during the 2nd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 5,818 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $448,000 after buying an additional 779 shares during the period.

SPDR S&P Retail ETF Stock Down 0.3%

SPDR S&P Retail ETF stock opened at $80.02 on Monday. SPDR S&P Retail ETF has a 52-week low of $61.33 and a 52-week high of $91.65. The firm has a market cap of $484.12 million, a PE ratio of 14.70 and a beta of 1.24. The company’s 50 day moving average is $87.40 and its two-hundred day moving average is $85.67.