SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:GWX) Stock Short Interest Falls 40.7%

SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:GWX) was the target of a large decrease in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 70,267 shares, a decrease of 40.7% from the August 31st total of 118,526 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 41,097 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.7 days. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. increased its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF by 7.2% during the second quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 633,085 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,704,000 after purchasing an additional 42,712 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF by 7.5% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 930,697 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,727,000 after purchasing an additional 65,294 shares during the period. Security National Bank of Sioux City Iowa IA bought a new position in SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $77,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC bought a new position in SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $289,000. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF by 16.4% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 79,907 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,497,000 after buying an additional 11,230 shares during the period.

SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF Stock Up 0.6%

GWX stock traded up $0.27 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $45.66. The company had a trading volume of 35,424 shares, compared to its average volume of 61,251. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $45.70 and a 200 day moving average price of $44.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $922.37 million, a PE ratio of 14.22 and a beta of 0.87. SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $38.17 and a fifty-two week high of $47.28.

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.