SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:SLYG) Short Interest Update

SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:SLYG) saw a significant increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 126,697 shares, an increase of 59.1% from the August 15th total of 79,640 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 109,216 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.2 days. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Institutional Trading of SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF by 22.5% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 4,679,506 shares of the company’s stock valued at $440,763,000 after purchasing an additional 858,073 shares in the last quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC raised its holdings in SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF by 7.3% in the 2nd quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 732,397 shares of the company’s stock worth $87,250,000 after acquiring an additional 50,101 shares during the last quarter. Everhart Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF by 1,098.8% in the 2nd quarter. Everhart Financial Group Inc. now owns 538,759 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,182,000 after acquiring an additional 493,819 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF by 10.3% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 474,052 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,803,000 after acquiring an additional 44,305 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WCG Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF by 238.3% during the 4th quarter. WCG Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 399,852 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,663,000 after purchasing an additional 281,647 shares during the last quarter.

SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF Trading Up 0.1%

SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF stock traded up $0.10 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $109.27. 74,875 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 157,154. SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF has a one year low of $88.67 and a one year high of $119.84. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $115.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $109.23. The company has a market cap of $4.81 billion, a PE ratio of 20.14 and a beta of 1.04.

About SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF

SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (the Fund), formerly SPDR Dow Jones Small Cap Growth ETF, seeks to closely match the returns and characteristics of the S&P Small Cap 600 Growth Index. The S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index measures the performance of the small-capitalization growth sector in the United States equity market. The selection universe for the S&P SmallCap 600 Index includes all the United States common equities listed on the New York Stock Exchange, National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (NASDAQ) Global Select Market, NASDAQ Select Market and NASDAQ Capital Market with market capitalizations between $250 million and $1.2 billion.