Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NYSEARCA:XLI)

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLI) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Friday. Investors acquired 164,414 put options on the company. This is an increase of 216% compared to the typical volume of 51,967 put options.

Institutional Trading of Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Duncker Streett & Co. Inc. lifted its stake in Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund by 1.6% in the third quarter. Duncker Streett & Co. Inc. now owns 4,070 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $628,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Titleist Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund by 2.1% during the third quarter. Titleist Asset Management LLC now owns 3,138 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $484,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 1,752 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $272,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Financial Partners Group Inc increased its holdings in shares of Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Financial Partners Group Inc now owns 3,339 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $515,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares during the period. Finally, Pure Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,958 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $302,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares during the period.

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund Price Performance

NYSEARCA XLI opened at $164.65 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $169.34 and a two-hundred day moving average of $159.01. The company has a market capitalization of $27.86 billion, a PE ratio of 24.30 and a beta of 1.07. Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund has a 1 year low of $112.75 and a 1 year high of $179.30.

About Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (the Fund) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of publicly traded equity securities of companies in The Industrial Select Sector Index (the Index). The Index includes companies from the following industries, aerospace and defense; industrial conglomerates; machinery; road and rail; air freight & logistics; commercial services & supplies; professional services; electrical equipment; construction and engineering; trading companies and distributors; airlines, and building products.