Short Interest in SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:GWX) Declines By 48.7%

SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:GWX) saw a large drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 41,342 shares, a drop of 48.7% from the December 31st total of 80,540 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 43,736 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.9 days. Based on an average daily volume of 43,736 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.9 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Trading of SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC raised its stake in shares of SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF by 1,491.5% in the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 467,240 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,372,000 after purchasing an additional 437,881 shares in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC boosted its stake in SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF by 409.5% during the second quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 355,037 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,200,000 after buying an additional 285,352 shares in the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its holdings in SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF by 29.1% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 520,824 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,891,000 after buying an additional 117,282 shares during the period. Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new stake in SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $4,217,000. Finally, TIAA Trust National Association raised its stake in shares of SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF by 33.4% in the 2nd quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 306,701 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,403,000 after buying an additional 76,806 shares in the last quarter.

SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of GWX opened at $43.83 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $41.53 and a 200-day simple moving average of $40.12. SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $28.53 and a 52 week high of $44.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $845.92 million, a P/E ratio of 14.22 and a beta of 0.88.

About SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF

SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF (the Fund) seeks to replicate as closely as possible the total return performance of the S&P Developed Ex-U.S. Under USD2 Billion Index (the Index), an equity index based upon the world (excluding the United States) small-cap composite market. The Index is a market capitalization-weighted index that defines and measures the investable universe of publicly traded companies domiciled in developed countries outside the United States. The Index is float adjusted, meaning that only those shares publicly available to investors are included in the Index calculation.