Principal Securities Inc. Raises Stock Holdings in SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF $SPTL

Principal Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF (NYSEARCA:SPTL) by 8.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 427,435 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 34,984 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc.’s holdings in SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF were worth $11,314,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of SPTL. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan increased its position in shares of SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF by 21.9% during the fourth quarter. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan now owns 15,397,326 shares of the company’s stock valued at $407,567,000 after acquiring an additional 2,767,751 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF by 4.6% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 60,589,322 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,632,882,000 after acquiring an additional 2,639,099 shares during the last quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. increased its position in shares of SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF by 5.2% during the third quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. now owns 52,212,255 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,407,120,000 after acquiring an additional 2,595,264 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in shares of SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF by 22.3% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 12,110,309 shares of the company’s stock valued at $320,560,000 after acquiring an additional 2,205,261 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF by 102.0% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,613,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,181,000 after acquiring an additional 1,319,951 shares during the last quarter.

SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of SPTL opened at $26.10 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $26.03 and a 200 day moving average of $26.45. SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF has a 12 month low of $25.20 and a 12 month high of $27.70.

SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF Company Profile

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.