Security Financial Services INC. Reduces Position in SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF $SPDW

Security Financial Services INC. lowered its holdings in SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF (NYSEARCA:SPDW) by 14.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 191,528 shares of the company’s stock after selling 31,113 shares during the period. SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF comprises 1.4% of Security Financial Services INC.’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest position. Security Financial Services INC.’s holdings in SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF were worth $8,743,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of SPDW. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF by 13.1% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 39,917 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,453,000 after buying an additional 4,638 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF by 85.4% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 450,862 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,416,000 after buying an additional 207,712 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its stake in shares of SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF by 5,537.3% in the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 4,679 shares of the company’s stock worth $189,000 after buying an additional 4,596 shares during the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC acquired a new stake in SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF in the second quarter valued at $1,802,000. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC raised its holdings in SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF by 95.3% in the second quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 10,769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $436,000 after acquiring an additional 5,255 shares in the last quarter.

SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA SPDW opened at $50.06 on Friday. SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF has a 12 month low of $39.54 and a 12 month high of $52.16. The company has a market capitalization of $40.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.12 and a beta of 0.83. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $50.28 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $48.63.

About SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF

SPDR S&P World ex US ETF (the Fund) seeks to replicate as closely as possible total return performance of the S&P/Citigroup BMI World Ex US Index (the Index). The Index is a market capitalization-weighted index that defines and measures the investable universe of publicly traded companies domiciled in developed countries outside the United States. The Index is float adjusted, meaning that only those shares publicly available to investors are included in the Index calculation. The Fund uses a passive management strategy designed to track the price and yield performance of the Index.