SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:WDIV) Short Interest Down 23.4% in January

SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:WDIV) saw a large decline in short interest in the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 6,083 shares, a decline of 23.4% from the January 15th total of 7,944 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 16,913 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 16,913 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. purchased a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $4,667,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF by 99.1% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 116,376 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,209,000 after buying an additional 57,916 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its holdings in SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF by 119.3% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 63,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,798,000 after buying an additional 34,600 shares in the last quarter. Prudential PLC lifted its position in shares of SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF by 77.7% during the 2nd quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 59,624 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,206,000 after acquiring an additional 26,080 shares during the period. Finally, AE Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 336,822 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,485,000 after acquiring an additional 13,920 shares in the last quarter.

SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of WDIV traded up $0.62 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $82.57. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 14,648 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,342. SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF has a 1-year low of $59.40 and a 1-year high of $82.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $260.10 million, a P/E ratio of 13.04 and a beta of 0.63. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $77.31 and a 200 day simple moving average of $74.58.

SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF Company Profile

The SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF (WDIV) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high dividend yield equity. The fund tracks an index of 100 high-dividend-yielding stocks from the S&P Global BMI Index. Constituents are selected and weighted by dividends. WDIV was launched on May 29, 2013 and is managed by State Street.