Jones Financial Companies Lllp Grows Stock Holdings in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:XAR)

Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:XAR) by 74.7% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 11,935 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,105 shares during the quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp’s holdings in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $1,979,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in XAR. Sanctuary Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 14.1% in the fourth quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 2,415 shares of the company’s stock valued at $424,000 after purchasing an additional 299 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP increased its stake in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 36.5% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 617 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,000 after buying an additional 165 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,838 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,548,000 after buying an additional 402 shares during the last quarter. Howard Capital Management Group LLC raised its position in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Howard Capital Management Group LLC now owns 186,333 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,898,000 after buying an additional 6,861 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mutual Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 16.7% in the 4th quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 3,654 shares of the company’s stock worth $628,000 after acquiring an additional 524 shares during the period.

SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF Stock Down 2.4 %

Shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock opened at $160.68 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $2.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.49 and a beta of 1.13. SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 52-week low of $131.78 and a 52-week high of $181.39. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $169.78 and its 200-day simple moving average is $164.13.

SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF Company Profile

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.