Vicus Capital Acquires 140,571 Shares of SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF $SPEM

Vicus Capital raised its holdings in SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:SPEM) by 32.6% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 571,782 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 140,571 shares during the quarter. SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF accounts for 2.0% of Vicus Capital’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest holding. Vicus Capital’s holdings in SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF were worth $26,822,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF by 20.1% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 15,874,429 shares of the company’s stock valued at $743,082,000 after acquiring an additional 2,653,013 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in shares of SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF by 38.5% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 9,261,432 shares of the company’s stock valued at $433,528,000 after acquiring an additional 2,572,333 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF by 12.7% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 15,587,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $729,630,000 after acquiring an additional 1,758,866 shares in the last quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC boosted its stake in SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF by 38,107.1% during the third quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 1,106,095 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,776,000 after acquiring an additional 1,103,200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC grew its holdings in SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF by 51.5% in the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 2,626,206 shares of the company’s stock worth $122,933,000 after purchasing an additional 893,023 shares during the period.

SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

SPEM opened at $50.82 on Monday. SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $42.34 and a 1-year high of $53.54. The company has a market cap of $17.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.39 and a beta of 0.60. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $51.69 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $49.51.

About SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF

The SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF (SPEM) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Emerging Markets BMI index. The fund tracks an index of emerging markets companies weighted by market cap. SPEM was launched on Mar 19, 2007 and is managed by State Street.