SPDR S&P Dividend ETF $SDY Shares Bought by World Investment Advisors

World Investment Advisors raised its position in shares of SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:SDY) by 9.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 80,205 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,744 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors owned 0.06% of SPDR S&P Dividend ETF worth $11,161,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in SDY. Golden State Wealth Management LLC increased its position in SPDR S&P Dividend ETF by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,199,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the period. CVA Family Office LLC raised its stake in shares of SPDR S&P Dividend ETF by 60.0% during the third quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Keel Point LLC lifted its holdings in SPDR S&P Dividend ETF by 2.2% in the third quarter. Keel Point LLC now owns 3,499 shares of the company’s stock worth $490,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the period. Stablepoint Partners LLC grew its position in SPDR S&P Dividend ETF by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Stablepoint Partners LLC now owns 16,249 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,276,000 after buying an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Trust Co. of Vermont grew its position in SPDR S&P Dividend ETF by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 10,830 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,507,000 after buying an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 43.42% of the company’s stock.

SPDR S&P Dividend ETF Trading Up 1.5%

SPDR S&P Dividend ETF stock opened at $149.36 on Friday. SPDR S&P Dividend ETF has a 52 week low of $128.87 and a 52 week high of $156.39. The stock has a market cap of $21.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.85 and a beta of 0.74. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $149.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $144.45.

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.