SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BWZ) Short Interest Update

SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BWZ) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 299,970 shares, an increase of 133.6% from the January 15th total of 128,392 shares. Currently, 2.5% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 129,378 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.3 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 129,378 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.3 days. Currently, 2.5% of the shares of the company are short sold.

SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BWZ remained flat at $28.00 during trading hours on Friday. The company had a trading volume of 46,038 shares, compared to its average volume of 148,168. SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF has a one year low of $25.68 and a one year high of $29.24. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $27.52 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $27.50.

SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.0465 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.0%. This is an increase from SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.04.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Lunt Capital Management Inc. grew its position in SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF by 1.7% during the second quarter. Lunt Capital Management Inc. now owns 23,331 shares of the company’s stock valued at $655,000 after buying an additional 380 shares during the period. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA raised its position in SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF by 5.1% in the third quarter. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA now owns 8,394 shares of the company’s stock worth $233,000 after acquiring an additional 407 shares during the period. Palisades Hudson Asset Management L.P. boosted its stake in shares of SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Palisades Hudson Asset Management L.P. now owns 20,069 shares of the company’s stock worth $550,000 after acquiring an additional 580 shares during the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC grew its position in shares of SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 53,822 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,511,000 after acquiring an additional 631 shares during the period. Finally, Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 27,359 shares of the company’s stock valued at $761,000 after acquiring an additional 641 shares during the period.

SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF Company Profile

The SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF (BWZ) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of investment-grade sovereign debt from countries outside the US with maturities between 1-3 years. BWZ was launched on Jan 15, 2009 and is managed by State Street.