SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:DWX) Short Interest Update

SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:DWX) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 33,641 shares, a growth of 596.1% from the June 30th total of 4,833 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 35,694 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.9 days.

SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF Stock Down 0.0%

NYSEARCA DWX opened at $47.10 on Monday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $46.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $46.32. SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF has a 12-month low of $41.12 and a 12-month high of $48.84. The firm has a market cap of $520.46 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.89 and a beta of 0.52.

Institutional Trading of SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. WealthPoint Financial LLC increased its stake in shares of SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF by 19.9% in the first quarter. WealthPoint Financial LLC now owns 7,932 shares of the company’s stock worth $362,000 after buying an additional 1,318 shares during the period. Centaurus Financial Inc. bought a new stake in SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF in the 1st quarter worth $107,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its position in shares of SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF by 18.9% in the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,370 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,000 after acquiring an additional 377 shares during the period. Milestone Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF by 104.4% during the first quarter. Milestone Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,805 shares of the company’s stock valued at $219,000 after acquiring an additional 2,454 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its stake in shares of SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF by 1.6% during the first quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 220,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,047,000 after acquiring an additional 3,402 shares during the last quarter.

About SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF

SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF (the Fund) seeks to replicate as closely as possible the price and yield performance of the S&P International Dividend Opportunities Index (the Index). The Index is designed to measure the performance of the 100 highest dividend-yielding common stocks and American depository receipts (ADRs) listed in primary exchanges of countries included in the S&P/Citigroup Broad Market Index. The Fund uses a passive management strategy designed to track the price and yield performance of the Index.