SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:WDIV) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:WDIV) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 8,447 shares, an increase of 29.1% from the December 15th total of 6,545 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 10,437 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the company are short sold. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 10,437 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. bought a new stake in SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $4,667,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF by 99.1% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 116,376 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,209,000 after buying an additional 57,916 shares during the last quarter. Prudential PLC boosted its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 26,080 shares during the period. AE Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of 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 worth $24,485,000 after acquiring an additional 13,920 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. bought a new position in SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF during the third quarter worth $635,000.

SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF Trading Down 0.0%

NYSEARCA WDIV opened at $77.16 on Tuesday. SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF has a 1 year low of $59.40 and a 1 year high of $77.37. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $75.27 and a 200 day simple moving average of $73.44. The company has a market cap of $248.46 million, a P/E ratio of 13.04 and a beta of 0.63.

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.