1,915 Shares in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF $XAR Acquired by Ascent Group LLC

Ascent Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:XAR) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 1,915 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $462,000.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 5.8% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 810,236 shares of the company’s stock worth $190,373,000 after purchasing an additional 44,082 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 28.7% during the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 250,121 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,768,000 after purchasing an additional 55,705 shares in the last quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $46,032,000. Howard Capital Management Group LLC increased its position in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Howard Capital Management Group LLC now owns 189,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,595,000 after purchasing an additional 1,128 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its position in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 13.2% during the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 151,571 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,613,000 after purchasing an additional 17,677 shares in the last quarter.

SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF Stock Up 4.5%

Shares of XAR opened at $271.69 on Thursday. SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 52-week low of $145.55 and a 52-week high of $295.39. The company has a market capitalization of $6.17 billion, a PE ratio of 35.83 and a beta of 1.08. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $271.01 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $254.40.

About SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF

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.