SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF $SPYD Shares Sold by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. cut its position in SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:SPYD) by 12.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 106,179 shares of the company’s stock after selling 14,791 shares during the period. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. owned 0.06% of SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF worth $4,672,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new position in SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $31,000. AdvisorNet Financial Inc boosted its stake in SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF by 77.5% during the 3rd quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 985 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 430 shares during the last quarter. Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF by 252.9% during the 3rd quarter. Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,080 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 774 shares during the last quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC grew its holdings in shares of SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF by 20.5% during the third quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 2,947 shares of the company’s stock worth $129,000 after buying an additional 502 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AlphaCore Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF by 9.5% during the third quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC now owns 3,143 shares of the company’s stock worth $138,000 after buying an additional 273 shares in the last quarter.

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of NYSEARCA SPYD opened at $46.75 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $45.98 and a 200-day simple moving average of $44.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.73 and a beta of 0.84. SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF has a 52 week low of $37.92 and a 52 week high of $48.53.

About SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF

The SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF (SPYD) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 High Dividend index. The fund tracks an index of the 80 highest-yielding stocks selected from the S&P 500. Stocks are equally-weighted. SPYD was launched on Oct 21, 2015 and is managed by State Street.