SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF (NYSEARCA:VLU) Short Interest Up 107.6% in January

SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF (NYSEARCA:VLU) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 11,783 shares, a growth of 107.6% from the January 15th total of 5,675 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 20,715 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 20,715 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of VLU. Royal Bank of Canada grew its position in SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF by 33.0% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 15,994 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,940,000 after buying an additional 3,964 shares in the last quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. raised its holdings in SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF by 11.9% during the second quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 4,540 shares of the company’s stock worth $872,000 after purchasing an additional 482 shares in the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF by 3.8% in the second quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 49,710 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,552,000 after purchasing an additional 1,813 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. bought a new position in SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $2,682,000. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF by 62.5% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 133,382 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,629,000 after purchasing an additional 51,290 shares in the last quarter.

SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF Stock Up 0.5%

NYSEARCA VLU traded up $1.12 on Friday, hitting $223.86. The stock had a trading volume of 8,985 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,830. The company’s 50-day moving average is $216.42 and its two-hundred day moving average is $207.38. The stock has a market cap of $602.18 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.09 and a beta of 0.95. SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF has a one year low of $159.27 and a one year high of $227.38.

SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF Company Profile

The SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF (VLU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 1500 Low Valuation Tilt index. The fund tracks an index that weights securities according to a combination of fundamental factors, and aims to find those with lower prices relative to valuations. VLU was launched on Oct 24, 2012 and is managed by State Street.