SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:GWX) Short Interest Down 51.1% in August

SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:GWX) was the target of a large drop in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 118,526 shares, a drop of 51.1% from the August 15th total of 242,323 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 43,697 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.7 days. Approximately 0.6% of the shares of the company are sold short.

SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF Trading Up 0.1%

GWX traded up $0.05 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $45.77. The stock had a trading volume of 37,487 shares, compared to its average volume of 62,516. The firm has a market cap of $915.40 million, a PE ratio of 14.22 and a beta of 0.87. SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $38.17 and a 12 month high of $47.28. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $45.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of $44.76.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. raised its position in shares of SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 545,696 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,297,000 after buying an additional 18,541 shares during the last quarter. Roan Capital Partners grew its position in SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF by 92.2% during the second quarter. Roan Capital Partners now owns 30,892 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,352,000 after buying an additional 14,815 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF by 16.4% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 79,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,497,000 after buying an additional 11,230 shares in the last quarter. Petersen Hastings Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $456,000. Finally, Gibbs Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,615,000.

SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF Company Profile

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.