Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund Purchases 521,000 Shares of SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF $KRE

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund lifted its position in SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (NYSEARCA:KRE) by 6.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,964,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 521,000 shares during the period. SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF comprises 1.0% of Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund’s holdings, making the stock its 20th largest position. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund owned 14.34% of SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF worth $580,957,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in KRE. Morgan Stanley increased its position in shares of SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF by 23.3% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 13,915,604 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $901,870,000 after buying an additional 2,630,511 shares in the last quarter. MKP Capital Management L.L.C. bought a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $48,329,000. Jump Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $46,715,000. Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF by 3,515.3% in the 3rd quarter. Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd. now owns 651,544 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $41,243,000 after buying an additional 633,522 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP increased its position in shares of SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF by 19.0% in the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 3,919,400 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $248,098,000 after buying an additional 626,836 shares in the last quarter.

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF Stock Up 1.5%

KRE opened at $73.41 on Friday. SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF has a 12 month low of $55.55 and a 12 month high of $74.08. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $69.26 and a 200 day simple moving average of $67.75. The stock has a market cap of $4.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.39 and a beta of 0.84.

About SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF

SPDR KBW Regional Banking ETF, formerly SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF, seeks to closely match the returns and characteristics of the S&P Regional Banks Select Industry Index. Its approach is designed to provide portfolios with low portfolio turnover, tracking, and lower costs. As of October 27, 2011, the Company’s holding included Privatebancorp Inc, Webster Finl Corp Conn, Umpqua Hldgs Corp, Firstmerit Corp, East West Bancorp Inc, Fifth Third Bancorp, Fnb Corp Pa, Susquehanna Bancshares Inc and Keycorp New and First Rep Bk San Fran Cali.