Calamos Advisors LLC Acquires New Holdings in SPDR S&P Dividend ETF $SDY

Calamos Advisors LLC acquired a new position in SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:SDY) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 7,250 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,058,000.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Park National Corp OH bought a new stake in SPDR S&P Dividend ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Ankerstar Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Dividend ETF in the 4th quarter worth $33,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Dividend ETF in the 4th quarter worth $34,000. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC purchased a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Dividend ETF during the 1st quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Syntax Research Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Dividend ETF during the 4th quarter worth $35,000. Institutional investors own 43.42% of the company’s stock.

SPDR S&P Dividend ETF Price Performance

Shares of SDY stock opened at $155.78 on Friday. SPDR S&P Dividend ETF has a 1-year low of $135.30 and a 1-year high of $156.82. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $150.88 and its 200 day moving average is $149.21. The company has a market cap of $21.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.85 and a beta of 0.69.

SPDR S&P Dividend ETF Company Profile

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. The Fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 80%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the Index.