SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:DWX) Short Interest Up 596.1% in July

SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:DWX) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 33,641 shares, a growth of 596.1% from the June 30th total of 4,833 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 35,694 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.9 days.

SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of DWX traded up $0.28 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $47.10. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 9,937 shares, compared to its average volume of 25,109. The company’s 50-day moving average is $46.65 and its 200-day moving average is $46.31. SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF has a 52-week low of $41.12 and a 52-week high of $48.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $520.46 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.89 and a beta of 0.52.

Institutional Trading of SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of DWX. WealthPoint Financial LLC boosted its position in SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF by 19.9% in the first quarter. WealthPoint Financial LLC now owns 7,932 shares of the company’s stock valued at $362,000 after buying an additional 1,318 shares during the last quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF during the first quarter worth about $107,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its holdings in SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF by 18.9% during the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,370 shares of the company’s stock worth $108,000 after acquiring an additional 377 shares during the period. Milestone Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF by 104.4% during the first quarter. Milestone Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,805 shares of the company’s stock valued at $219,000 after acquiring an additional 2,454 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its position in SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF by 1.6% during the first quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 220,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,047,000 after acquiring an additional 3,402 shares in the last quarter.

About SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF

SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF (the Fund) seeks to replicate as closely as possible the price and yield performance of the S&P International Dividend Opportunities Index (the Index). The Index is designed to measure the performance of the 100 highest dividend-yielding common stocks and American depository receipts (ADRs) listed in primary exchanges of countries included in the S&P/Citigroup Broad Market Index. The Fund uses a passive management strategy designed to track the price and yield performance of the Index.