Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLY) Sets New 1-Year High at $197.58

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLY) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $197.58 and last traded at $197.15, with a volume of 726045 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $196.29.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund Price Performance

The stock has a 50-day moving average of $185.06 and a 200 day moving average of $181.53.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wulff Hansen & CO. boosted its position in Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund by 18,140.0% in the 2nd quarter. Wulff Hansen & CO. now owns 1,492,944 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $272,313,000 after purchasing an additional 1,484,759 shares in the last quarter. Natixis raised its stake in shares of Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund by 495.9% during the 1st quarter. Natixis now owns 600,180 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $110,367,000 after buying an additional 499,469 shares during the period. Longbow Finance SA acquired a new position in shares of Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund during the 1st quarter worth approximately $88,045,000. Bank of Nova Scotia raised its stake in shares of Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund by 1,335.3% during the 4th quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 507,816 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $90,799,000 after buying an additional 472,436 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in shares of Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund by 133.2% during the 1st quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 115,135 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $21,172,000 after buying an additional 462,422 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.93% of the company’s stock.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund Company Profile

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector Index (the Index). The Index includes companies from the following industries, media; retail (specialty, multiline, Internet and catalog); hotels, restaurants and leisure; textiles, apparel and luxury goods; household durables; automobiles; auto components; distributors; leisure equipment and products; and diversified consumer services.