SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF $XAR Shares Bought by Centaurus Financial Inc.

Centaurus Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:XAR) by 66.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 17,732 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,082 shares during the period. Centaurus Financial Inc. owned approximately 0.08% of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF worth $4,504,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Arkadios Wealth Advisors grew its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 4.7% during the first quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 2,439 shares of the company’s stock valued at $619,000 after buying an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its position in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 380.0% in the 1st quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 360 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,000 after acquiring an additional 285 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 19.2% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 173,149 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,976,000 after acquiring an additional 27,883 shares during the last quarter. Evercore Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 62.1% in the 1st quarter. Evercore Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,863 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,489,000 after acquiring an additional 2,245 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its position in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 77.2% during the 1st quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 3,613 shares of the company’s stock worth $918,000 after acquiring an additional 1,574 shares during the period.

SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF Stock Performance

SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock opened at $258.11 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $274.99 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $272.70. The company has a market cap of $5.78 billion, a PE ratio of 35.83 and a beta of 1.00. SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF has a fifty-two week low of $208.77 and a fifty-two week high of $295.39.

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.