SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF (NYSEARCA:VLU) Short Interest Up 167.6% in February

SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF (NYSEARCA:VLU) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 12,047 shares, an increase of 167.6% from the February 12th total of 4,502 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 8,328 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days. Based on an average trading volume of 8,328 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s shares are short sold.

SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VLU traded down $0.43 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $217.62. 5,034 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 14,639. The stock has a market capitalization of $585.40 million, a PE ratio of 17.09 and a beta of 0.95. The business’s 50 day moving average is $220.15 and its two-hundred day moving average is $210.78. SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF has a one year low of $159.27 and a one year high of $227.38.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VLU. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF by 8.4% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 406,592 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,644,000 after buying an additional 31,663 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF by 62.5% during the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 176,603 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,048,000 after acquiring an additional 67,954 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF by 10.7% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 147,653 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,139,000 after acquiring an additional 14,271 shares during the period. Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its stake in SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF by 20.4% in the fourth quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 91,541 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,283,000 after acquiring an additional 15,499 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF by 18.1% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 91,226 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,614,000 after acquiring an additional 13,958 shares in the last quarter.

SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF Company Profile

The SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF (VLU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 1500 Low Valuation Tilt index. The fund tracks an index that weights securities according to a combination of fundamental factors, and aims to find those with lower prices relative to valuations. VLU was launched on Oct 24, 2012 and is managed by State Street.