Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NYSEARCA:XLY)

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLY) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Thursday. Traders purchased 112,198 put options on the company. This represents an increase of 682% compared to the typical volume of 14,355 put options.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of XLY. City Center Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund by 56.2% in the fourth quarter. City Center Advisors LLC now owns 4,790 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $572,000 after purchasing an additional 1,723 shares during the last quarter. Chemistry Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund by 76.7% in the fourth quarter. Chemistry Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,302 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $514,000 after buying an additional 1,867 shares during the period. RDA Financial Network raised its holdings in Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund by 99.4% during the 4th quarter. RDA Financial Network now owns 3,908 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $467,000 after buying an additional 1,948 shares during the last quarter. Doliver Advisors LP raised its holdings in Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund by 100.0% during the 4th quarter. Doliver Advisors LP now owns 2,980 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $356,000 after buying an additional 1,490 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Roxbury Financial LLC boosted its position in Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund by 100.0% during the 4th quarter. Roxbury Financial LLC now owns 276 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 138 shares during the period. 69.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund stock opened at $117.34 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.80 billion, a PE ratio of 27.10 and a beta of 1.21. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $117.21 and its 200-day moving average price is $116.87. Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund has a 12 month low of $105.19 and a 12 month high of $125.01.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund Company Profile

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector Index (the Index). The Index includes companies from the following industries, media; retail (specialty, multiline, Internet and catalog); hotels, restaurants and leisure; textiles, apparel and luxury goods; household durables; automobiles; auto components; distributors; leisure equipment and products; and diversified consumer services.