SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:EBND) Short Interest Update

SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:EBND) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 188,887 shares, an increase of 118.3% from the April 15th total of 86,524 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 362,741 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Institutional Trading of SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EBND. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its holdings in SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF by 279.4% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,859 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 1,369 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 26,242 shares of the company’s stock valued at $562,000 after purchasing an additional 1,133 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 85,757 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,835,000 after purchasing an additional 887 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF by 3.5% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 50,340 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,078,000 after purchasing an additional 1,713 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF by 29.9% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 487,775 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,438,000 after purchasing an additional 112,149 shares in the last quarter.

SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA EBND opened at $20.70 on Friday. SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $20.36 and a 12-month high of $21.94. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $20.96 and a 200 day moving average price of $21.27.

SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF Company Profile

SPDR Barclays Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF (Fund) seeks to provide investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of the Index that tracks the fixed-rate local currency sovereign debt of emerging market countries. The Index is designed to measure the performance of the fixed-rate local currency sovereign debt of emerging market countries. The Index includes government bonds issued by countries outside the United States, in local currencies, that have a remaining maturity of one year or more and are rated B3/B-/B- or higher using the middle rating of Moody’s Investor Service, Inc, Standard & Poor’s, Inc and Fitch Inc SSgA Funds Management, Inc serves as the investment adviser to the Fund.