Short Interest in SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF (NYSEARCA:RWR) Rises By 64.1%

SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF (NYSEARCA:RWR) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 192,933 shares, an increase of 64.1% from the July 15th total of 117,562 shares. Approximately 1.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 369,615 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF Stock Performance

Shares of RWR stock traded down $0.28 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $113.46. 236,345 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 339,296. SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF has a 12 month low of $96.03 and a 12 month high of $119.65. The company has a market cap of $1.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.49 and a beta of 0.96. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $114.54 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $109.27.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in RWR. City Holding Co. boosted its stake in SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF by 15.3% during the 2nd quarter. City Holding Co. now owns 25,080 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,833,000 after purchasing an additional 3,325 shares in the last quarter. Camelot Technology Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF by 22.1% in the 2nd quarter. Camelot Technology Advisors Inc. now owns 8,275 shares of the company’s stock worth $935,000 after buying an additional 1,499 shares in the last quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC bought a new stake in shares of SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $215,000. CX Institutional raised its stake in shares of SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF by 852.9% in the 2nd quarter. CX Institutional now owns 324 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 290 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WealthPoint Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF by 21.2% in the first quarter. WealthPoint Financial LLC now owns 3,385 shares of the company’s stock valued at $342,000 after buying an additional 592 shares during the period.

About SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF

SPDR Dj Wilshire Reit ETF (the Fund), formerly SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF, seeks to match the returns and characteristics of the Dow Jones U.S. Select REIT Index. The Dow Jones U.S. Select REIT Index consists of companies whose charters are the equity ownership and operation of commercial real estate and which operate under the REIT Act of 1960. Each REIT in the REIT Index is weighted by its float-adjusted market capitalization. That is, each security is weighted to reflect the attainable market performance of the security, which reflects that portion of securities shares that are accessible to investors.