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

SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:WDIV) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 4,100 shares, a growth of 310.0% from the September 15th total of 1,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 9,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days. Based on an average daily volume of 9,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA:WDIV opened at $73.14 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $226.73 million, a PE ratio of 13.04 and a beta of 0.80. SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF has a twelve month low of $59.40 and a twelve month high of $74.03. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $72.85 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $70.11.

Institutional Trading of SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Richards Merrill & Peterson Inc. boosted its stake in SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF by 19.4% in the 3rd quarter. Richards Merrill & Peterson Inc. now owns 9,742 shares of the company’s stock worth $708,000 after purchasing an additional 1,586 shares during the period. Crescent Sterling Ltd. boosted its position in shares of SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF by 2.4% in the third quarter. Crescent Sterling Ltd. now owns 6,473 shares of the company’s stock valued at $471,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the period. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its position in shares of SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF by 28.2% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 3,908 shares of the company’s stock valued at $276,000 after acquiring an additional 859 shares during the period. Seneca Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter. Seneca Financial Advisors LLC now owns 21,365 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,507,000 after acquiring an additional 189 shares during the period. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF by 99.1% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 116,376 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,209,000 after purchasing an additional 57,916 shares in the last quarter.

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.