SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:WDIV) Short Interest Up 110.9% in February

SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:WDIV) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 12,829 shares, a growth of 110.9% from the January 29th total of 6,083 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 16,595 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days. Currently, 0.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Currently, 0.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 16,595 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days.

SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF Trading Down 0.1%

NYSEARCA WDIV traded down $0.09 on Friday, hitting $82.40. 1,726 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 18,948. SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF has a 1-year low of $59.40 and a 1-year high of $82.67. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $78.61 and a two-hundred day moving average of $75.23. The company has a market cap of $259.57 million, a P/E ratio of 13.04 and a beta of 0.63.

Institutional Trading of SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of WDIV. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF by 99.1% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 116,376 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,209,000 after purchasing an additional 57,916 shares during the period. KKM Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $4,160,000. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF by 119.3% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 63,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,798,000 after buying an additional 34,600 shares during the period. Prudential PLC lifted its holdings in SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF by 77.7% in the second quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 59,624 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,206,000 after buying an additional 26,080 shares during the period. Finally, AE Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF by 4.3% in the third quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 336,822 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,485,000 after acquiring an additional 13,920 shares during the last quarter.

SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF Company Profile

The SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF (WDIV) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high dividend yield equity. The fund tracks an index of 100 high-dividend-yielding stocks from the S&P Global BMI Index. Constituents are selected and weighted by dividends. WDIV was launched on May 29, 2013 and is managed by State Street.