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

Posted by Caroline Horne on Mar 24th, 2026

SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:XRT – Get Free Report) saw unusually large options trading on Tuesday. Traders bought 23,752 put options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 116% compared to the average daily volume of 10,986 put options.

SPDR S&P Retail ETF Stock Performance

Shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF stock traded down $0.51 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $79.35. 4,541,292 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,765,499. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $86.28 and its 200-day moving average price is $85.45. The stock has a market cap of $480.07 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.70 and a beta of 1.24. SPDR S&P Retail ETF has a 12 month low of $61.33 and a 12 month high of $91.65.

Institutional Trading of SPDR S&P Retail ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF during the second quarter worth $219,000. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its holdings in SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 3,648.5% in the third quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 410,606 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $35,386,000 after buying an additional 399,652 shares during the period. FDx Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in SPDR S&P Retail ETF during the third quarter valued at $1,327,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 12,256.1% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 882,222 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $76,030,000 after acquiring an additional 875,082 shares during the period. Finally, IMC Chicago LLC acquired a new stake in SPDR S&P Retail ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $3,304,000.