Private Trust Co. NA Boosts Holdings in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:XAR)

Private Trust Co. NA lifted its stake in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:XAR) by 5.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,408 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 123 shares during the quarter. Private Trust Co. NA’s holdings in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $379,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. National Bank of Canada FI grew its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 9.5% during the 2nd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 818 shares of the company’s stock worth $114,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the period. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC boosted its stake in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 2.1% during the second quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC now owns 3,512 shares of the company’s stock worth $492,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Flagstar Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 1.4% in the third quarter. Flagstar Advisors Inc. now owns 5,667 shares of the company’s stock worth $892,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the period. Meixler Investment Management Ltd. increased its stake in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 1.3% during the third quarter. Meixler Investment Management Ltd. now owns 6,961 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,095,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Founders Financial Alliance LLC lifted its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 5.0% during the second quarter. Founders Financial Alliance LLC now owns 2,244 shares of the company’s stock valued at $314,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares during the last quarter.

SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:XAR opened at $173.77 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $161.72 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $151.34. SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF has a 12-month low of $125.31 and a 12-month high of $175.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.33 and a beta of 0.85.

About SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF

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.