SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF News

Avantax Advisory Services Inc. cut its stake in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:XAR) by 9.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,592 shares of the company’s stock after selling 382 shares during the quarter. […]

Kestra Advisory Services LLC lessened its holdings in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:XAR) by 5.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 13,407 shares of the companys stock after selling 800 shares during the quarter. Kestra Advisory Services []

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. trimmed its position in shares of SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:XAR) by 6.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 4,948 shares of the companys stock after selling 325 shares during the quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.s []

Pinnacle Associates Ltd. lifted its holdings in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:XAR) by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 14,695 shares of the companys stock after buying an additional 650 shares during the quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. []

Hypervelocity missiles travel at Mach 5 or higher, which is 13,000 miles per hour. Russia has tested two different hypersonic missiles as had China.

WT Wealth Management grew its holdings in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:XAR) by 11.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 19,580 shares of the companys stock after purchasing an additional 2,084 shares during the quarter. SPDR S&P Aerospace []

We highlight the impact of a few big earnings releases on the aerospace and defence industry pertaining to ETFs with decent exposure to these companies amid the pandemic.

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The "Squawk on the Street" team discusses the recent highs in the aerospace and defense sector, as well as Virgin Galactic's march higher.

Let's take a look at some big aerospace & defense earnings releases to see if these will impact ETFs exposed to the space.

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XAR is a modified equal-weight ETF of U.S. Aerospace & Defense stocks that has delivered returns of over 20% annually in the last 10 years. The equal-weight approach is preferred as government contrac

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