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

Posted by Alphonse Anthony on Apr 17th, 2026

SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:XRT – Get Free Report) saw some unusual options trading activity on Friday. Stock investors acquired 19,143 call options on the company. This is an increase of 85% compared to the typical volume of 10,360 call options.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SPDR S&P Retail ETF

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Wellington Management Group LLP acquired a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF in the fourth quarter worth $6,853,000. Quadrature Capital Ltd grew its stake in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 61.0% in the fourth quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 131,999 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $11,258,000 after acquiring an additional 50,004 shares during the last quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. acquired a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF in the fourth quarter worth $498,000. Boothbay Fund Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF in the fourth quarter worth $8,296,000. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 95.4% in the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 7,221 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $616,000 after acquiring an additional 3,526 shares during the last quarter.

SPDR S&P Retail ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA XRT traded up $2.79 on Friday, reaching $87.29. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 6,259,165 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,571,938. SPDR S&P Retail ETF has a twelve month low of $64.60 and a twelve month high of $91.65. The stock has a market cap of $401.53 million, a PE ratio of 14.70 and a beta of 1.23. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $83.61 and its two-hundred day moving average is $84.77.