SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF $KRE Stock Holdings Boosted by Blair William & Co. IL

Blair William & Co. IL lifted its position in shares of SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (NYSEARCA:KRE) by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 63,751 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,621 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF were worth $3,786,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in shares of SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF by 398.7% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 17,812,900 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,012,663,000 after acquiring an additional 14,240,865 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF by 27.1% in the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,706,674 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $267,574,000 after buying an additional 1,004,724 shares in the last quarter. Nan Fung Trinity HK Ltd. bought a new position in SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $30,233,000. First Financial Bankshares Inc grew its position in SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. First Financial Bankshares Inc now owns 388,945 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $22,112,000 after buying an additional 1,944 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its position in SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF by 4.9% in the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 378,181 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $21,500,000 after buying an additional 17,633 shares in the last quarter.

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF Stock Up 2.2%

Shares of KRE opened at $61.51 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $63.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $59.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.95 billion, a PE ratio of 12.39 and a beta of 1.10. SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF has a 52-week low of $47.06 and a 52-week high of $70.25.

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.