SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF $SPTL Shares Acquired by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its position in shares of SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF (NYSEARCA:SPTL) by 5,442.8% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 1,824,870 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,791,947 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF were worth $49,180,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of SPTL. Independent Advisor Alliance raised its stake in SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF by 2.3% in the third quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 21,658 shares of the company’s stock valued at $584,000 after buying an additional 496 shares in the last quarter. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF by 8.8% in the 3rd quarter. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC now owns 114,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,081,000 after acquiring an additional 9,243 shares during the last quarter. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $329,000. AE Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF by 53.3% during the 3rd quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,144,256 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,838,000 after acquiring an additional 398,075 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. lifted its stake in SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF by 12.9% during the third quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 4,383 shares of the company’s stock worth $118,000 after purchasing an additional 502 shares during the last quarter.

SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of SPTL opened at $26.27 on Tuesday. SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF has a 52-week low of $25.17 and a 52-week high of $28.14. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $26.64 and a 200 day moving average price of $26.73.

SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd will be issued a $0.0927 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 2nd. This is a positive change from SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.09.

About SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF

SPDR Barclays Long Term Treasury ETF (the Fund), formerly SPDR Barclays Capital Long Term Treasury ETF, seeks to provide investment results that corresponds to the price and yield performance of the Barclays Capital Long U.S. Treasury Index (the Index). The Index includes all publicly issued, United States treasury securities that have a remaining maturity of 10 or more years, are rated investment grade, and have $250 million or more of outstanding face value. In addition, the securities must be denominated in United States dollars and must be fixed rate and non convertible.