SPDR S&P Dividend ETF $SDY Shares Acquired by Ameritas Advisory Services LLC

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:SDY) by 27.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 36,401 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,846 shares during the quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in SPDR S&P Dividend ETF were worth $5,066,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Dara Capital US Inc. bought a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Dividend ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $509,000. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC grew its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P Dividend ETF by 71.9% during the third quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 9,820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,365,000 after purchasing an additional 4,109 shares during the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P Dividend ETF by 126.6% during the third quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 223,525 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,305,000 after purchasing an additional 124,864 shares during the last quarter. Greenberg Financial Group bought a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Dividend ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,145,000. Finally, M&T Bank Corp grew its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P Dividend ETF by 8.0% during the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 97,976 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,634,000 after purchasing an additional 7,228 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 43.42% of the company’s stock.

SPDR S&P Dividend ETF Trading Up 0.1%

NYSEARCA:SDY opened at $147.92 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.65 billion, a PE ratio of 19.85 and a beta of 0.71. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $148.08 and a 200-day moving average of $145.22. SPDR S&P Dividend ETF has a 52 week low of $131.96 and a 52 week high of $156.39.

SPDR S&P Dividend ETF Company Profile

The SPDR S&P Dividend ETF seeks to closely match the returns and characteristics of the S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index (the Index). The Index is designed to measure the performance of the 60 highest dividend yielding S&P Composite 1500 Index constituents that have followed a managed-dividends policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least 25 consecutive years. The Fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 80%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the Index.