Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp Purchases Shares of 3,286 SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (NYSEARCA:KRE)

Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp acquired a new position in SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (NYSEARCA:KRE) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 3,286 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $198,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. EP Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF by 1,910.8% in the 3rd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 449,844 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $25,461,000 after purchasing an additional 427,473 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $21,759,000. Holocene Advisors LP increased its position in shares of SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF by 142.6% in the third quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 529,379 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $29,963,000 after acquiring an additional 311,147 shares in the last quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC purchased a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $14,868,000. Finally, Quadrature Capital Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $13,938,000.

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF Stock Performance

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF stock opened at $58.01 on Thursday. SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF has a 52 week low of $45.46 and a 52 week high of $70.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.46 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $61.20 and a 200 day moving average price of $60.97.

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 24th were issued a dividend of $0.3782 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 24th.

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF Profile

SPDR KBW Regional Banking ETF, formerly SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF, seeks to closely match the returns and characteristics of the S&P Regional Banks Select Industry Index. Its approach is designed to provide portfolios with low portfolio turnover, tracking, and lower costs. As of October 27, 2011, the Company’s holding included Privatebancorp Inc, Webster Finl Corp Conn, Umpqua Hldgs Corp, Firstmerit Corp, East West Bancorp Inc, Fifth Third Bancorp, Fnb Corp Pa, Susquehanna Bancshares Inc and Keycorp New and First Rep Bk San Fran Cali.