Short Interest in SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF (NYSEARCA:RWR) Expands By 58.6%

SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF (NYSEARCA:RWR) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 957,917 shares, an increase of 58.6% from the February 12th total of 603,822 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 405,664 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.4 days. Currently, 5.8% of the shares of the company are short sold. Currently, 5.8% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 405,664 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.4 days.

Institutional Trading of SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in shares of SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF by 0.9% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 26,921 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,669,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $262,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its position in shares of SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF by 139.6% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,241 shares of the company’s stock worth $123,000 after purchasing an additional 723 shares in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC boosted its holdings in SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF by 3.2% in the second quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 10,674 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,029,000 after acquiring an additional 335 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AE Wealth Management LLC grew its position in SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF by 4,386.7% during the 2nd quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,454 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,008,000 after purchasing an additional 10,221 shares during the last quarter.

SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of RWR traded down $0.27 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $104.25. 137,157 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 350,146. The company has a market cap of $1.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.49 and a beta of 1.05. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $103.59 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $101.06. SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF has a 52-week low of $83.14 and a 52-week high of $109.24.

SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF Company Profile

SPDR Dj Wilshire Reit ETF (the Fund), formerly SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF, seeks to match the returns and characteristics of the Dow Jones U.S. Select REIT Index. The Dow Jones U.S. Select REIT Index consists of companies whose charters are the equity ownership and operation of commercial real estate and which operate under the REIT Act of 1960. Each REIT in the REIT Index is weighted by its float-adjusted market capitalization. That is, each security is weighted to reflect the attainable market performance of the security, which reflects that portion of securities shares that are accessible to investors.