Jane Street Group LLC Grows Position in SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:XRT)

Jane Street Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:XRT) by 224.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 394,423 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 272,912 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC owned about 4.67% of SPDR S&P Retail ETF worth $31,155,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Raymond James & Associates raised its stake in SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 88.0% in the 4th quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 17,068 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,234,000 after purchasing an additional 7,990 shares during the last quarter. Camelot Portfolios LLC acquired a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF in the 4th quarter worth $491,000. Private Trust Co. NA acquired a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF in the 4th quarter worth $59,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF in the 4th quarter worth $438,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF in the 4th quarter worth $709,000.

SPDR S&P Retail ETF Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of XRT traded up $0.86 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $78.51. The company had a trading volume of 5,301,606 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,089,906. SPDR S&P Retail ETF has a 1-year low of $57.48 and a 1-year high of $80.10. The stock has a market cap of $663.41 million, a PE ratio of 12.74 and a beta of 1.20. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $75.73 and a 200-day simple moving average of $74.38.

About SPDR S&P Retail ETF

SPDR S&P Retail ETF (the Fund) seeks to replicate as closely as possible the performance of the S&P Retail Select Industry Index (the Index). The Index is an equal weighted market cap index. The Index represents the retail sub-industry portion of the S&P Total Market Index. The Fund invests in industries, such as apparel retail, automotive retail, food retail, department stores, Internet retail, general merchandise stores, drug retail, and hypermarkets and super centers.