SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:GWX) Short Interest Update

SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:GWX) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 24,828 shares, a drop of 94.4% from the March 31st total of 445,561 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 72,327 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold.

SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF Stock Performance

GWX stock traded up $0.23 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $45.19. The company had a trading volume of 68,545 shares, compared to its average volume of 63,798. The firm has a market cap of $903.80 million, a PE ratio of 14.22 and a beta of 0.85. SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $33.01 and a 12 month high of $46.57. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $43.99 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $42.20.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC lifted its stake in SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF by 1,491.5% in the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 467,240 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,372,000 after purchasing an additional 437,881 shares during the last quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new position in SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF during the third quarter valued at $4,217,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB increased its position in SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF by 10.7% in the third quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 527,781 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,206,000 after buying an additional 51,104 shares during the last quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF by 24.1% in the fourth quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 237,691 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,712,000 after buying an additional 46,095 shares during the period. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in shares of SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF by 566.0% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 52,984 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,165,000 after buying an additional 45,028 shares during the period.

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.