Traders Buy Large Volume of Put Options on SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:XRT)

SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:XRT) saw unusually large options trading on Tuesday. Stock investors bought 34,121 put options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 145% compared to the average daily volume of 13,932 put options.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in XRT. Kestra Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in SPDR S&P Retail ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $52,000. National Bank of Canada FI increased its position in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 370.7% during the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 659 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $57,000 after purchasing an additional 519 shares during the last quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $55,000. Fifth Third Bancorp purchased a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $71,000. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 191.1% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 911 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $78,000 after buying an additional 598 shares during the last quarter.

SPDR S&P Retail ETF Stock Performance

XRT traded down $2.00 on Tuesday, reaching $85.59. The company had a trading volume of 2,429,148 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,121,093. SPDR S&P Retail ETF has a 52-week low of $77.24 and a 52-week high of $93.52. The company has a market cap of $308.12 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.70 and a beta of 1.15. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $88.48 and a 200 day simple moving average of $85.39.

SPDR S&P Retail ETF Company Profile