SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:WDIV) Short Interest Update

SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:WDIV) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 20,999 shares, a growth of 160.1% from the June 15th total of 8,072 shares. Approximately 0.6% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 6,753 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.1 days.

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

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Crescent Sterling Ltd. boosted its position in SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF by 5.0% in the 2nd quarter. Crescent Sterling Ltd. now owns 10,385 shares of the company’s stock valued at $830,000 after buying an additional 491 shares during the period. Glenmede Trust Co. NA purchased a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF during the first quarter worth $168,000. Western Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF in the first quarter valued at $45,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its stake in shares of SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF by 189.1% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 931 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,000 after acquiring an additional 609 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp purchased a new position in SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF in the first quarter valued at $62,000.

SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF Stock Performance

Shares of WDIV opened at $82.29 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $81.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is $79.58. SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF has a 1 year low of $69.97 and a 1 year high of $83.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $271.56 million, a PE ratio of 13.04 and a beta of 0.55.

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.