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 significant increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 797,510 shares, an increase of 1,368.8% from the July 15th total of 54,295 shares. Currently, 8.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 137,438 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.8 days.

SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:BWZ opened at $27.15 on Wednesday. SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $26.50 and a 12-month high of $28.26. The business has a 50 day moving average of $26.85 and a two-hundred day moving average of $27.20.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter worth $92,000. Fifth Third Bancorp purchased a new position in SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF in the first quarter valued at $145,000. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA raised its position in shares of SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF by 12.6% in the first quarter. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA now owns 7,271 shares of the company’s stock worth $195,000 after acquiring an additional 814 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter worth about $282,000. Finally, Empirical Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $371,000.

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.