Stock Traders Buy High Volume of SPDR S&P Retail ETF Call Options (NYSEARCA:XRT)

Posted by Alphonse Anthony on Jan 6th, 2026

SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:XRT – Get Free Report) was the target of unusually large options trading on Tuesday. Stock investors bought 30,489 call options on the company. This represents an increase of 123% compared to the typical daily volume of 13,675 call options.

SPDR S&P Retail ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:XRT traded up $1.86 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $88.80. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,586,603 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,821,675. The firm has a market cap of $528.35 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.70 and a beta of 1.24. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $83.91 and a 200-day moving average of $83.41. SPDR S&P Retail ETF has a 12 month low of $61.33 and a 12 month high of $89.41.

Institutional Trading of SPDR S&P Retail ETF

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. First Horizon Corp purchased a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. National Bank of Canada FI increased its position in SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 370.7% in the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 659 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 519 shares during the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp bought a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF in the second quarter valued at $214,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF in the second quarter valued at $216,000. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $219,000.