SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:GWX) Stock Short Interest Rises 114.6%

SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:GWX) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 150,803 shares, a growth of 114.6% from the September 15th total of 70,267 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 42,147 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.6 days. Currently, 0.7% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF by 7.5% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 930,697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,727,000 after buying an additional 65,294 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. grew its position in shares of SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF by 7.2% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 633,085 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,704,000 after acquiring an additional 42,712 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in shares of SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 550,392 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,243,000 after buying an additional 1,772 shares during the last quarter. RTD Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $5,505,000. Finally, Eagle Bluffs Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF by 1.0% during the first quarter. Eagle Bluffs Wealth Management LLC now owns 105,668 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,462,000 after acquiring an additional 1,042 shares during the period.

SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:GWX traded down $0.58 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $44.72. The company had a trading volume of 43,368 shares, compared to its average volume of 60,341. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $46.04 and its 200 day moving average price is $45.11. SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $38.17 and a fifty-two week high of $47.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $903.34 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.22 and a beta of 0.87.

About SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF

SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF (the Fund) seeks to replicate as closely as possible the total return performance of the S&P Developed Ex-U.S. Under USD2 Billion Index (the Index), an equity index based upon the world (excluding the United States) small-cap composite market. The Index is a market capitalization-weighted index that defines and measures the investable universe of publicly traded companies domiciled in developed countries outside the United States. The Index is float adjusted, meaning that only those shares publicly available to investors are included in the Index calculation.