SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF $KRE Shares Purchased by Prospera Financial Services Inc

Prospera Financial Services Inc boosted its holdings in SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (NYSEARCA:KRE) by 121.1% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 47,542 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 26,040 shares during the period. Prospera Financial Services Inc’s holdings in SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF were worth $3,082,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KRE. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda acquired a new position in SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF in the third quarter worth $104,441,000. Jump Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF during the third quarter valued at $46,715,000. Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF by 3,515.3% during the third quarter. Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd. now owns 651,544 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $41,243,000 after acquiring an additional 633,522 shares during the period. Two Sigma Investments LP boosted its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF by 19.0% during the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 3,919,400 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $248,098,000 after acquiring an additional 626,836 shares during the period. Finally, Fiduciary Trust Co boosted its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF by 11,595.2% during the third quarter. Fiduciary Trust Co now owns 604,057 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $38,237,000 after acquiring an additional 598,892 shares during the period.

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF Stock Performance

Shares of KRE opened at $70.30 on Wednesday. SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF has a 1 year low of $55.55 and a 1 year high of $74.08. The company has a market cap of $4.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.39 and a beta of 0.86. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $67.61 and a 200-day moving average of $66.91.

About SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF

SPDR KBW Regional Banking ETF, formerly SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF, seeks to closely match the returns and characteristics of the S&P Regional Banks Select Industry Index. Its approach is designed to provide portfolios with low portfolio turnover, tracking, and lower costs. As of October 27, 2011, the Company’s holding included Privatebancorp Inc, Webster Finl Corp Conn, Umpqua Hldgs Corp, Firstmerit Corp, East West Bancorp Inc, Fifth Third Bancorp, Fnb Corp Pa, Susquehanna Bancshares Inc and Keycorp New and First Rep Bk San Fran Cali.