Stock Traders Purchase Large Volume of Put Options on SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:XRT)

Posted by Don Miller on Mar 24th, 2026

SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:XRT – Get Free Report) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Tuesday. Stock investors purchased 23,752 put options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 116% compared to the average volume of 10,986 put options.

SPDR S&P Retail ETF Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of XRT stock traded down $0.51 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $79.35. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,541,292 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,765,499. SPDR S&P Retail ETF has a one year low of $61.33 and a one year high of $91.65. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $86.28 and a 200-day moving average price of $85.45. The company has a market cap of $480.07 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.70 and a beta of 1.24.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SPDR S&P Retail ETF

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund grew its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 16.0% during the 4th quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 11,121,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $948,510,000 after purchasing an additional 1,531,000 shares in the last quarter. Clear Street Group Inc. acquired a new position in SPDR S&P Retail ETF in the third quarter valued at about $103,416,000. Clear Street LLC lifted its position in SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 1,150.0% during the second quarter. Clear Street LLC now owns 1,250,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $96,325,000 after purchasing an additional 1,150,000 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley grew its stake in SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 139.8% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,829,248 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $156,017,000 after buying an additional 1,066,562 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 12,256.1% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 882,222 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $76,030,000 after buying an additional 875,082 shares in the last quarter.