Short Interest in SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF (NYSEARCA:CWI) Rises By 103.4%

SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF (NYSEARCA:CWI) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 443,795 shares, an increase of 103.4% from the July 15th total of 218,184 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 276,011 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.6 days. Currently, 0.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,755,275 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,049,000 after purchasing an additional 34,244 shares in the last quarter. Mach 1 Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF during the fourth quarter worth $8,675,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF by 10.5% during the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 4,463,614 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,333,000 after buying an additional 424,490 shares in the last quarter. Portus Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF by 16.7% during the first quarter. Portus Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 279,845 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,240,000 after buying an additional 40,105 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC raised its position in shares of SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF by 2.5% in the first quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 596,375 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,821,000 after buying an additional 14,360 shares during the last quarter.

SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA CWI opened at $41.60 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.06 and a beta of 0.76. SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF has a twelve month low of $33.19 and a twelve month high of $41.76. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $40.38 and a 200 day moving average of $39.26.

About SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF

SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF (the Fund) seeks to closely match the returns and characteristics of the total return performance of the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (the Index). The Index is a float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the combined equity market performance of developed and emerging market countries excluding the United States. The Fund’s investment advisor is SSgA Funds Management, Inc