SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF (NYSEARCA:VLU) Shares Purchased by Virtu Financial LLC

Virtu Financial LLC raised its position in SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF (NYSEARCA:VLU) by 52.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 26,353 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 9,053 shares during the period. Virtu Financial LLC owned about 1.32% of SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF worth $4,535,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VLU. ICA Group Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $11,574,000. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in shares of SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF by 18.5% in the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 432,678 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,458,000 after purchasing an additional 67,580 shares in the last quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,665,000. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. lifted its position in SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF by 11.8% during the fourth quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 44,307 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,101,000 after buying an additional 4,678 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LWS Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. LWS Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 63,297 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,145,000 after buying an additional 3,876 shares in the last quarter.

SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of VLU opened at $181.56 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $177.28 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $173.38. The company has a market capitalization of $361.30 million, a PE ratio of 16.65 and a beta of 0.87. SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF has a 52-week low of $137.59 and a 52-week high of $182.54.

About SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF

The SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF (VLU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 1500 Low Valuation Tilt index. The fund tracks an index that weights securities according to a combination of fundamental factors, and aims to find those with lower prices relative to valuations. VLU was launched on Oct 24, 2012 and is managed by State Street.