Willow Creek Wealth Management Inc. Acquires 19,547 Shares of SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF $SPTS

Willow Creek Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF (NYSEARCA:SPTS) by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 745,398 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 19,547 shares during the quarter. SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF comprises about 1.8% of Willow Creek Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 17th largest position. Willow Creek Wealth Management Inc. owned 0.38% of SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF worth $21,855,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in SPTS. MAI Capital Management grew its holdings in shares of SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF by 48.8% during the third quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 7,737 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,000 after purchasing an additional 2,538 shares in the last quarter. Zhang Financial LLC raised its stake in SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 99,192 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,908,000 after purchasing an additional 2,390 shares in the last quarter. Portland Global Advisors LLC lifted its position in SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF by 8.5% during the third quarter. Portland Global Advisors LLC now owns 1,498,106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,924,000 after purchasing an additional 117,155 shares during the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC lifted its position in SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF by 5.5% during the third quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 486,182 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,255,000 after purchasing an additional 25,145 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC UT purchased a new position in SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $686,000.

SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:SPTS opened at $29.33 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $29.28 and its 200-day moving average price is $29.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -65.22 and a beta of 0.05. SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF has a one year low of $29.06 and a one year high of $29.39.

SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were issued a $0.1017 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. This is an increase from SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.09. SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -257.94%.

SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF Company Profile

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.