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

Posted by Hanz Christensen on Mar 5th, 2026

SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:XRT – Get Free Report) was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Tuesday. Stock investors bought 20,117 call options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 72% compared to the average daily volume of 11,714 call options.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SPDR S&P Retail ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of XRT. First Horizon Corp bought a new stake in SPDR S&P Retail ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. bought a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $52,000. National Bank of Canada FI increased its position in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 370.7% during 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 period. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 191.1% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 911 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $78,000 after buying an additional 598 shares during the last quarter.

SPDR S&P Retail ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA XRT opened at $85.94 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $87.96 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $85.78. The stock has a market cap of $519.94 million, a PE ratio of 14.70 and a beta of 1.24. SPDR S&P Retail ETF has a fifty-two week low of $61.33 and a fifty-two week high of $91.65.