SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:WDIV) Short Interest Update

SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:WDIV) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 50,521 shares, a growth of 480.8% from the July 15th total of 8,698 shares. Currently, 1.5% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 10,807 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.7 days.

SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF Stock Performance

SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF stock opened at $85.01 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $81.99 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $80.61. The company has a market cap of $283.08 million, a PE ratio of 13.04 and a beta of 0.55. SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF has a fifty-two week low of $71.44 and a fifty-two week high of $85.12.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of WDIV. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC acquired a new position in SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. acquired a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Western Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF during the first quarter worth $45,000. Fifth Third Bancorp purchased a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF during the first quarter worth $62,000. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF by 35.5% during the first quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,428 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,000 after purchasing an additional 374 shares during the period.

About SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF

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.