Great Lakes Advisors LLC Raises Holdings in SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF $SPEM

Great Lakes Advisors LLC increased its holdings in SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:SPEM) by 3.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 713,918 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 22,401 shares during the period. Great Lakes Advisors LLC’s holdings in SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF were worth $33,418,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SPEM. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new position in shares of SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF during the fourth quarter worth $289,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF by 80.2% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 31,388 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,236,000 after buying an additional 13,972 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF by 6.6% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 104,799 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,126,000 after buying an additional 6,463 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF by 2.8% during the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 9,682 shares of the company’s stock worth $414,000 after buying an additional 263 shares during the period. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new position in shares of SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF during the second quarter worth $768,000.

SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF Stock Up 2.4%

SPEM opened at $51.66 on Friday. SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF has a 52 week low of $40.83 and a 52 week high of $53.54. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $50.86 and a 200-day simple moving average of $49.10. The firm has a market cap of $17.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.39 and a beta of 0.60.

About SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF

The SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF (SPEM) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Emerging Markets BMI index. The fund tracks an index of emerging markets companies weighted by market cap. SPEM was launched on Mar 19, 2007 and is managed by State Street.