SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF $XAR Shares Purchased by Royal Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada lifted its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:XAR) by 19.2% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 173,149 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 27,883 shares during the quarter. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF were worth $43,976,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,286,887 shares of the company’s stock worth $310,449,000 after purchasing an additional 68,722 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 5.8% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 810,236 shares of the company’s stock valued at $190,373,000 after purchasing an additional 44,082 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its position in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 2,023.8% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 513,629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $123,908,000 after purchasing an additional 489,444 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its position in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 19.0% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 363,676 shares of the company’s stock valued at $87,733,000 after purchasing an additional 58,163 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its stake in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF by 28.7% during the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 250,121 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,768,000 after purchasing an additional 55,705 shares in the last quarter.

SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA XAR opened at $264.86 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.99 billion, a PE ratio of 35.83 and a beta of 1.00. SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF has a twelve month low of $208.77 and a twelve month high of $295.39. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $274.79 and a 200-day simple moving average of $272.49.

SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF Profile

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.