SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BWZ) Short Interest Update

SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BWZ) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 24,872 shares, a drop of 91.7% from the January 29th total of 299,970 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 171,506 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 171,506 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF stock traded up $0.01 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $27.77. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 69,042 shares, compared to its average volume of 132,996. SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $25.70 and a 12 month high of $29.24. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $27.59 and its 200-day moving average price is $27.52.

SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.0465 per share. This is a boost from SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.04. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Leavell Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF by 10.7% during the 2nd quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 10,768 shares of the company’s stock valued at $302,000 after acquiring an additional 1,039 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF by 33.2% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 434,411 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,188,000 after purchasing an additional 108,392 shares during the period. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF by 12.6% during the second quarter. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC now owns 179,140 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,025,000 after purchasing an additional 20,055 shares during the period. Avalon Capital Management lifted its holdings in shares of SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF by 280.3% during the second quarter. Avalon Capital Management now owns 824,784 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,152,000 after purchasing an additional 607,925 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning lifted its holdings in shares of SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF by 10.9% during the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 107,624 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,021,000 after purchasing an additional 10,603 shares during the last quarter.

SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF Company Profile

The SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF (BWZ) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of investment-grade sovereign debt from countries outside the US with maturities between 1-3 years. BWZ was launched on Jan 15, 2009 and is managed by State Street.