Blair William & Co. IL Has $10.04 Million Stock Position in SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:SDY)

Blair William & Co. IL lifted its position in shares of SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:SDY) by 1.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 76,005 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,165 shares during the quarter. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in SPDR S&P Dividend ETF were worth $10,040,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of SDY. Ritholtz Wealth Management lifted its stake in SPDR S&P Dividend ETF by 9.7% during the fourth quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 5,718 shares of the company’s stock worth $755,000 after purchasing an additional 505 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Dividend ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $67,000. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in SPDR S&P Dividend ETF by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 57,428 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,189,000 after buying an additional 1,222 shares in the last quarter. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in SPDR S&P Dividend ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $3,488,000. Finally, Citigroup Inc. grew its position in SPDR S&P Dividend ETF by 16.0% in the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 25,758 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,659,000 after acquiring an additional 3,551 shares during the period.

SPDR S&P Dividend ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA SDY opened at $134.29 on Friday. SPDR S&P Dividend ETF has a 52-week low of $124.37 and a 52-week high of $144.45. The business has a fifty day moving average of $135.17 and a two-hundred day moving average of $137.41. The stock has a market cap of $19.98 billion, a PE ratio of 20.91 and a beta of 0.87.

SPDR S&P Dividend ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 26th. Investors of record on Monday, March 24th were issued a dividend of $0.8184 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 24th.

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.