SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:WDIV) Short Interest Update

SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:WDIV) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 5,801 shares, a decrease of 54.8% from the February 12th total of 12,829 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 15,242 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days. Based on an average trading volume of 15,242 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are sold short.

SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF Stock Performance

WDIV stock traded down $0.43 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $76.65. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 9,730 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,072. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $79.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $75.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $241.45 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.04 and a beta of 0.63. SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF has a 1 year low of $59.40 and a 1 year high of $82.67.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of WDIV. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF by 99.1% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 116,376 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,209,000 after buying an additional 57,916 shares in the last quarter. KKM Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $4,160,000. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF by 119.3% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 63,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,798,000 after acquiring an additional 34,600 shares in the last quarter. Prudential PLC lifted its stake in SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF by 77.7% in the second quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 59,624 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,206,000 after acquiring an additional 26,080 shares during the period. Finally, AE Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF by 4.3% in the third quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 336,822 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,485,000 after acquiring an additional 13,920 shares during the period.

SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF Company Profile

The SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF (WDIV) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high dividend yield equity. The fund tracks an index of 100 high-dividend-yielding stocks from the S&P Global BMI Index. Constituents are selected and weighted by dividends. WDIV was launched on May 29, 2013 and is managed by State Street.