SPDR S&P Retail ETF Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NYSEARCA:XRT)

Posted by Defense World Staff on Apr 18th, 2026

SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:XRT – Get Free Report) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Friday. Investors bought 19,143 call options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 85% compared to the typical volume of 10,360 call options.

SPDR S&P Retail ETF Stock Up 2.9%

Shares of XRT opened at $86.95 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $399.97 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.70 and a beta of 1.23. SPDR S&P Retail ETF has a 12 month low of $64.60 and a 12 month high of $91.65. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $83.55 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $84.77.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of XRT. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 1,891.6% during the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 14,479 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,000,000 after acquiring an additional 13,752 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 8.4% during the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 3,497 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $269,000 after buying an additional 272 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in SPDR S&P Retail ETF during the second quarter worth about $262,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its stake in SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 10,587.2% during the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 5,023 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $387,000 after buying an additional 4,976 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Armistice Capital LLC bought a new stake in SPDR S&P Retail ETF during the second quarter worth about $375,000.