SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF $SPTS Stock Holdings Lifted by Portland Global Advisors LLC

Portland Global Advisors LLC grew its stake in SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF (NYSEARCA:SPTS) by 8.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,498,106 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 117,155 shares during the period. SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF makes up about 4.9% of Portland Global Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Portland Global Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.76% of SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF worth $43,924,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in SPTS. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC boosted its stake in SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF by 5.5% during the third quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 486,182 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,255,000 after buying an additional 25,145 shares during the last quarter. Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC UT purchased a new position in shares of SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $686,000. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF by 543.0% during the 3rd quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 321,125 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,415,000 after acquiring an additional 271,186 shares during the last quarter. Synergy Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF by 7.7% during the 3rd quarter. Synergy Investment Management LLC now owns 166,706 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,888,000 after acquiring an additional 11,914 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signet Financial Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF by 6.5% in the third quarter. Signet Financial Management LLC now owns 423,727 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,424,000 after purchasing an additional 25,712 shares during the period.

SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

Shares of SPTS stock opened at $29.35 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $5.58 billion, a PE ratio of -65.26 and a beta of 0.05. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $29.28 and its two-hundred day moving average is $29.29. SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF has a 12 month low of $29.06 and a 12 month high of $29.39.

SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were given a dividend of $0.1017 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd. This is a boost from SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.09. SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF’s dividend payout ratio is presently -257.94%.

About SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF

The SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF (SPTS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of US Treasurys with remaining maturities between 1-3 years. SPTS was launched on Nov 30, 2011 and is managed by State Street.