Criterion Capital Advisors LLC Purchases Shares of 861 SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:SDY)

Criterion Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:SDY) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $108,000.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Barclays PLC purchased a new stake in SPDR S&P Dividend ETF in the first quarter valued at about $25,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Dividend ETF during the second quarter valued at about $27,000. Friedenthal Financial purchased a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Dividend ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Live Oak Investment Partners acquired a new stake in SPDR S&P Dividend ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Tennessee Valley Asset Management Partners acquired a new stake in SPDR S&P Dividend ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $36,000.

SPDR S&P Dividend ETF Price Performance

SPDR S&P Dividend ETF stock traded up $1.14 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $126.79. 219,828 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 390,683. SPDR S&P Dividend ETF has a fifty-two week low of $109.87 and a fifty-two week high of $131.67. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $127.13 and its two-hundred day moving average is $122.28. The company has a market capitalization of $20.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.41 and a beta of 0.73.

About SPDR S&P Dividend ETF

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.