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

SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:XRT) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Stock traders purchased 16,190 call options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 48% compared to the typical daily volume of 10,913 call options.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SPDR S&P Retail ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund increased its stake in SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 16.0% in the 4th quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 11,121,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $948,510,000 after buying an additional 1,531,000 shares in the last quarter. Clear Street Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF in the third quarter worth about $103,416,000. Clear Street LLC grew its position in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 1,150.0% during the second quarter. Clear Street LLC now owns 1,250,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $96,325,000 after purchasing an additional 1,150,000 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its position in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 139.8% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,829,248 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $156,017,000 after purchasing an additional 1,066,562 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 12,256.1% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 882,222 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $76,030,000 after purchasing an additional 875,082 shares during the period.

SPDR S&P Retail ETF Price Performance

XRT stock traded up $2.23 during trading on Monday, hitting $80.88. 4,308,063 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,681,428. The stock has a market cap of $489.32 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.70 and a beta of 1.24. SPDR S&P Retail ETF has a 1 year low of $61.33 and a 1 year high of $91.65. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $86.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is $85.50.

SPDR S&P Retail ETF Company Profile