SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BWZ) Short Interest Update

SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BWZ) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 24,872 shares, a decline of 91.7% from the January 29th total of 299,970 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 171,506 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Based on an average trading volume of 171,506 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short.

SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.0%

BWZ stock traded up $0.01 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $27.77. 69,042 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 132,996. SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $25.70 and a 1-year high of $29.24. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $27.59 and its 200-day moving average price is $27.52.

SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd were given a $0.0465 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. This is a boost from SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.04.

Institutional Trading of SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BWZ. DMC Group LLC increased its stake in shares of SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF by 40.3% during the third quarter. DMC Group LLC now owns 112,419 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,127,000 after acquiring an additional 32,294 shares during the period. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its stake in SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF by 51.4% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 84,678 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,377,000 after purchasing an additional 28,734 shares in the last quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC bought a new position in SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $8,478,000. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF by 22.3% during the 3rd quarter. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC now owns 219,051 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,091,000 after purchasing an additional 39,911 shares during the period. Finally, Creative Planning raised its stake in shares of SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF by 10.9% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 107,624 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,021,000 after buying an additional 10,603 shares in the last quarter.

SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF Company Profile

The SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF (BWZ) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of investment-grade sovereign debt from countries outside the US with maturities between 1-3 years. BWZ was launched on Jan 15, 2009 and is managed by State Street.