SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:XRT) Short Interest Down 15.5% in February

SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:XRT) saw a significant decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 16,114,352 shares, a decrease of 15.5% from the January 29th total of 19,073,176 shares. Approximately 266.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 5,571,140 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.9 days. Based on an average daily volume of 5,571,140 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.9 days. Approximately 266.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

SPDR S&P Retail ETF Stock Performance

XRT opened at $85.94 on Thursday. SPDR S&P Retail ETF has a 1 year low of $61.33 and a 1 year high of $91.65. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $87.96 and a 200 day moving average price of $85.78. The company has a market cap of $519.94 million, a PE ratio of 14.70 and a beta of 1.24.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SPDR S&P Retail ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. NBC Securities Inc. increased its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 15.3% in the 4th quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 1,245 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $106,000 after acquiring an additional 165 shares during the period. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its position in SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 13,877 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,069,000 after purchasing an additional 219 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its stake in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 8.4% in the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 3,497 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $269,000 after purchasing an additional 272 shares during the period. First Horizon Corp bought a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Finally, Pittenger & Anderson Inc. bought a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000.

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