Howe & Rusling Inc. Grows Stake in SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF (NYSEARCA:SPTS)

Howe & Rusling Inc. boosted its stake in SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF (NYSEARCA:SPTS) by 7.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,188 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 555 shares during the quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc.’s holdings in SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF were worth $238,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan lifted its position in shares of SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan now owns 21,803,046 shares of the company’s stock valued at $632,507,000 after acquiring an additional 91,374 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF by 6.0% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 12,041,960 shares of the company’s stock valued at $354,154,000 after purchasing an additional 677,344 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 6,409,731 shares of the company’s stock worth $185,946,000 after purchasing an additional 59,282 shares during the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF by 33.1% during the fourth quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 2,692,109 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,098,000 after buying an additional 668,963 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,875,746 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,415,000 after buying an additional 47,602 shares during the last quarter.

SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

SPTS opened at $29.17 on Friday. SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF has a twelve month low of $28.62 and a twelve month high of $29.46. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $29.08 and its 200 day moving average price is $29.10.

About SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF

The SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF (SPTS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of US Treasurys with remaining maturities between 1-3 years. SPTS was launched on Nov 30, 2011 and is managed by State Street.