Cerity Partners LLC Buys 900 Shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:XAR)

Cerity Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:XAR) by 42.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,038 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 900 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC’s holdings in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $504,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 15.3% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,190,664 shares of the company’s stock worth $197,436,000 after purchasing an additional 157,742 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $22,118,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC acquired a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $19,962,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its position in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 60.2% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 238,949 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,623,000 after purchasing an additional 89,751 shares during the period. Finally, Howard Capital Management Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 21.1% during the 3rd quarter. Howard Capital Management Group LLC now owns 179,472 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,238,000 after buying an additional 31,277 shares during the last quarter.

SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF Stock Performance

Shares of XAR stock opened at $159.04 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.48 and a beta of 1.01. SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 52 week low of $131.88 and a 52 week high of $181.39. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $162.10 and a 200 day simple moving average of $165.86.

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.