Investors Buy High Volume of SPDR S&P Retail ETF Put Options (NYSEARCA:XRT)

SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:XRT) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Thursday. Traders acquired 31,678 put options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 108% compared to the average daily volume of 15,207 put options.

SPDR S&P Retail ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:XRT opened at $67.53 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $77.15 and its 200 day moving average is $77.89. SPDR S&P Retail ETF has a 1 year low of $66.07 and a 1 year high of $84.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $320.77 million, a P/E ratio of 13.43 and a beta of 1.42.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SPDR S&P Retail ETF

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Natixis purchased a new position in SPDR S&P Retail ETF in the 4th quarter worth $34,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $42,000. FMR LLC raised its stake in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 13.3% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,829 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $142,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares during the last quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $225,000. Finally, DRW Securities LLC purchased a new stake in SPDR S&P Retail ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $263,000.

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.