Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC Has $1.73 Million Stock Position in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:XAR)

Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:XAR) by 2.5% 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 10,401 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 249 shares during the quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $1,725,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Howard Capital Management Group LLC lifted its stake in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 21.1% in the 3rd quarter. Howard Capital Management Group LLC now owns 179,472 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,238,000 after acquiring an additional 31,277 shares in the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA boosted its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 5.4% during the third quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 2,408 shares of the company’s stock worth $379,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 1,273.8% during the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 29,179 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,575,000 after purchasing an additional 27,055 shares during the period. Benjamin Edwards Inc. acquired a new position in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $219,000. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its position in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 8,563 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,347,000 after buying an additional 205 shares in the last quarter.

SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF Stock Up 0.8 %

SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock opened at $170.22 on Wednesday. SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 12 month low of $131.78 and a 12 month high of $181.39. The stock has a market cap of $2.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.68 and a beta of 1.13. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $168.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is $165.26.

SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 24th will be given a $0.1897 dividend. This is a positive change from SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF’s previous dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 24th.

SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF 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.