SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:XRT – Get Free Report) was the target of unusually large options trading activity on Friday. Stock traders bought 31,091 put options on the company. This is a 53% increase compared to the usual volume of 20,327 put options.
Hedge funds comment on the SPDR S&P Retail ETF
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their holdings of XRT. Private Wealth Management Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $37,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF during the second quarter valued at about $52,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 75.0% during the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 700 shares of the exchange traded fund valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the same period. VitalStone Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $57,000. Finally, Aptus Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 36.3% during the second quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 759 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $57,000 after acquiring an additional 202 shares during the period.
SPDR S&P Retail ETF Stock Performance
XRT stock opened at $77.09 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $75.26 and its 200-day moving average is $74.73. The SPDR S&P Retail ETF has a 52-week low of $57.48 and a 52-week high of $80.10. The company has a market cap of $651.41 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.74, and a beta of 1.20.
SPDR S&P Retail ETF Company Profile
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SPDR S&P Retail ETF (the Fund) seeks to track as closely as possible the performance of the S&P Retail Select Industry Index (the Index). The Index is an equal-weighted market capitalization 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, grocery retail, department stores, internet retail, convenience stores, drug retail, and hypermarkets and supermarkets.
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