SPDR S&P Retail ETF Target of Unusually High Options Trading (NYSEARCA:XRT)

SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:XRT) was the recipient of some unusual options trading on Friday. Investors acquired 25,917 put options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 43% compared to the typical daily volume of 18,181 put options.

SPDR S&P Retail ETF Stock Performance

Shares of XRT opened at $74.66 on Friday. SPDR S&P Retail ETF has a one year low of $56.20 and a one year high of $79.12. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $74.63 and its 200-day moving average is $68.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $500.19 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.88 and a beta of 1.31.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SPDR S&P Retail ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,148,276 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $69,884,000 after purchasing an additional 61,342 shares in the last quarter. Dark Forest Capital Management LP grew its holdings in SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 149.9% during the third quarter. Dark Forest Capital Management LP now owns 46,994 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,860,000 after acquiring an additional 28,186 shares during the period. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund raised its position in SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 22.0% in the third quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 8,003,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $487,063,000 after acquiring an additional 1,445,000 shares in the last quarter. Castle Rock Wealth Management LLC raised its position in SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 11.2% in the third quarter. Castle Rock Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,550 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $444,000 after acquiring an additional 760 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Naples Global Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in SPDR S&P Retail ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $253,000.

SPDR S&P Retail ETF Company Profile

SPDR S&P Retail ETF (the Fund) seeks to replicate as closely as possible the performance of the S&P Retail Select Industry Index (the Index). The Index is an equal weighted market cap index. The Index represents the retail sub-industry portion of the S&P Total Market Index. The Fund invests in industries, such as apparel retail, automotive retail, food retail, department stores, Internet retail, general merchandise stores, drug retail, and hypermarkets and super centers.