SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BWZ) Short Interest Up 1,368.8% in July

SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BWZ) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 797,510 shares, a growth of 1,368.8% from the July 15th total of 54,295 shares. Currently, 8.1% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 137,438 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.8 days.

SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.1%

NYSEARCA:BWZ traded down $0.02 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $27.15. The stock had a trading volume of 16,822 shares, compared to its average volume of 100,491. SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF has a one year low of $26.50 and a one year high of $28.26. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $26.85 and a 200 day moving average of $27.20.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter valued at $92,000. Fifth Third Bancorp purchased a new stake in SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF in the first quarter worth about $145,000. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA lifted its stake in SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF by 12.6% in the first quarter. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA now owns 7,271 shares of the company’s stock worth $195,000 after acquiring an additional 814 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. bought a new position in SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $282,000. Finally, Empirical Asset Management LLC bought a new position in SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $371,000.

SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF Company Profile

The SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF (BWZ) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of investment-grade sovereign debt from countries outside the US with maturities between 1-3 years. BWZ was launched on Jan 15, 2009 and is managed by State Street.