Short Interest in SPDR FTSE International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:WIP) Rises By 683.8%

SPDR FTSE International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:WIP) saw a significant increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 186,332 shares, an increase of 683.8% from the April 15th total of 23,774 shares. Approximately 1.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 86,844 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.1 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SPDR FTSE International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in WIP. LBJ Family Wealth Advisors Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of SPDR FTSE International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. LBJ Family Wealth Advisors Ltd. now owns 249,050 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,810,000 after buying an additional 2,623 shares in the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of SPDR FTSE International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 137,415 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,413,000 after buying an additional 450 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of SPDR FTSE International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF by 13.5% during the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 82,684 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,243,000 after buying an additional 9,861 shares during the last quarter. Mount Lucas Management LP grew its holdings in shares of SPDR FTSE International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF by 5.4% during the third quarter. Mount Lucas Management LP now owns 20,556 shares of the company’s stock valued at $806,000 after buying an additional 1,055 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bristlecone Value Partners LLC bought a new stake in SPDR FTSE International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $448,000.

SPDR FTSE International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:WIP traded down $0.20 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $40.45. 184,362 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 120,730. SPDR FTSE International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $37.85 and a 12-month high of $41.49. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $40.15 and its 200 day moving average price is $39.87.

SPDR FTSE International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF Company Profile

The SPDR FTSE International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF (WIP) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in broad credit fixed income. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of inflation-linked government bonds from non-US developed nations as well as emerging market countries. WIP was launched on Mar 13, 2008 and is managed by State Street.