Stock Traders Buy High Volume of Call Options on SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:XRT)

SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:XRT) was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Tuesday. Investors bought 20,117 call options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 72% compared to the typical volume of 11,714 call options.

SPDR S&P Retail ETF Trading Down 0.6%

XRT opened at $85.65 on Wednesday. SPDR S&P Retail ETF has a 1-year low of $61.33 and a 1-year high of $91.65. The company has a market cap of $518.18 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.70 and a beta of 1.24. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $87.99 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $85.78.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SPDR S&P Retail ETF

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. NBC Securities Inc. raised its stake in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 15.3% in the fourth quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 1,245 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $106,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares during the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its holdings in SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 1.6% during the second quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 13,877 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,069,000 after buying an additional 219 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 8.4% during the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 3,497 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $269,000 after buying an additional 272 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Corp purchased a new stake in SPDR S&P Retail ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. Finally, Pittenger & Anderson Inc. bought a new position in SPDR S&P Retail ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000.

SPDR S&P Retail ETF Company Profile