Short Interest in SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:GWX) Grows By 2,329.3%

SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:GWX) was the target of a large growth in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 115,150 shares, a growth of 2,329.3% from the April 30th total of 4,740 shares. Currently, 0.6% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 80,904 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.4 days.

SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of GWX traded down $0.18 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $46.65. The company had a trading volume of 141,128 shares, compared to its average volume of 63,853. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $44.65 and a 200-day simple moving average of $43.16. The company has a market capitalization of $933 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.22 and a beta of 0.85. SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $35.36 and a 12-month high of $47.28.

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

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 862,506 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,655,000 after purchasing an additional 26,765 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB increased its holdings in SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 557,131 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,764,000 after acquiring an additional 29,350 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its holdings in SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 550,392 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,243,000 after acquiring an additional 1,772 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. increased its holdings in SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 545,696 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,297,000 after acquiring an additional 18,541 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC increased its holdings in SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF by 1,491.5% during the 2nd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 467,240 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,372,000 after acquiring an additional 437,881 shares in the last quarter.

SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF Company Profile

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.