Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Raises Stake in SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:SDY)

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:SDY) by 1.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 47,654 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 797 shares during the quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in SPDR S&P Dividend ETF were worth $6,295,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Coston McIsaac & Partners raised its holdings in SPDR S&P Dividend ETF by 0.5% in the third quarter. Coston McIsaac & Partners now owns 14,489 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,058,000 after buying an additional 72 shares during the period. Marshall Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of SPDR S&P Dividend ETF by 3.7% in the third quarter. Marshall Financial Group LLC now owns 2,044 shares of the company’s stock worth $290,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Roger Wittlin Investment Advisory LLC raised its stake in shares of SPDR S&P Dividend ETF by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Roger Wittlin Investment Advisory LLC now owns 13,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,861,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares during the period. WealthBridge Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P Dividend ETF by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. WealthBridge Capital Management LLC now owns 4,190 shares of the company’s stock valued at $595,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Finally, M3 Advisory Group LLC boosted its position in SPDR S&P Dividend ETF by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. M3 Advisory Group LLC now owns 3,653 shares of the company’s stock worth $519,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the period.

SPDR S&P Dividend ETF Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of NYSEARCA SDY opened at $133.77 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $136.76 and a 200 day moving average price of $136.93. SPDR S&P Dividend ETF has a 12-month low of $121.52 and a 12-month high of $144.45. The company has a market cap of $21.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.72 and a beta of 0.68.

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.