Short Interest in SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BWZ) Expands By 133.6%

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

Institutional Trading of SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in BWZ. Allworth Financial LP bought a new stake in shares of SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter worth $51,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $92,000. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $174,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC acquired a new stake in shares of SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $211,000. Finally, LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA lifted its position in shares of SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF by 5.1% during the third quarter. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA now owns 8,394 shares of the company’s stock worth $233,000 after purchasing an additional 407 shares during the last quarter.

SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA BWZ traded up $0.02 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $28.00. 581,721 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 151,690. SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $25.56 and a 52-week high of $29.24. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $27.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $27.50.

SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

About SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF

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.