Gradient Investments LLC Raises Stock Holdings in SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF $SPTS

Gradient Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF (NYSEARCA:SPTS) by 4.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 582,225 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 24,040 shares during the quarter. Gradient Investments LLC owned 0.29% of SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF worth $17,048,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in SPTS. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF by 76.2% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 34,757 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,016,000 after purchasing an additional 15,030 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF by 2,864.3% during the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 15,118 shares of the company’s stock worth $442,000 after purchasing an additional 14,608 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF by 129.0% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 236,393 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,912,000 after purchasing an additional 133,182 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $1,606,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF by 14.5% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 597,299 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,495,000 after buying an additional 75,758 shares in the last quarter.

SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of SPTS stock opened at $29.10 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.53 billion, a PE ratio of -64.71 and a beta of 0.05. SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF has a 52 week low of $29.06 and a 52 week high of $29.40. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $29.27 and a two-hundred day moving average of $29.29.

SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were paid a $0.084 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd. SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -255.71%.

SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF Profile

The SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF (SPTS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of US Treasurys with remaining maturities between 1-3 years. SPTS was launched on Nov 30, 2011 and is managed by State Street.