Short Interest in SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:SPYV) Rises By 54.2%

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:SPYV) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 1,848,120 shares, a growth of 54.2% from the January 29th total of 1,198,805 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,670,564 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s stock are sold short. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,670,564 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Institutional Trading of SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Empirical Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 12,628 shares of the company’s stock valued at $717,000 after buying an additional 183 shares during the last quarter. JT Stratford LLC boosted its holdings in SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. JT Stratford LLC now owns 47,303 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,476,000 after acquiring an additional 185 shares during the last quarter. Fiduciary Group LLC boosted its holdings in SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. Fiduciary Group LLC now owns 5,070 shares of the company’s stock worth $281,000 after acquiring an additional 185 shares during the last quarter. Altfest L J & Co. Inc. grew its stake in shares of SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Altfest L J & Co. Inc. now owns 10,499 shares of the company’s stock worth $581,000 after acquiring an additional 186 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principle Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Principle Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,725 shares of the company’s stock valued at $268,000 after purchasing an additional 191 shares during the last quarter.

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:SPYV traded down $0.06 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $59.44. 2,707,976 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,640,073. SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF has a 12 month low of $44.39 and a 12 month high of $59.75. The company has a market cap of $33.13 billion, a PE ratio of 20.50 and a beta of 0.89. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $58.26 and a 200-day moving average price of $56.48.

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF Company Profile

SPDR S&P 500 Value ETF (the Fund), formerly SPDR Dow Jones Large Cap Value ETF, seeks to closely match the returns and characteristics of the S&P 500 Value Index. The S&P 500 Value Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization value sector in the United States equity market. The Index consists of those stocks in the S&P 500 Index exhibiting the strongest value characteristics based on book value to price ratio; earnings to price ratio, and sales to price ratio. The selection universe for the S&P 500 Index includes all United States common equities listed on the New York Stock Exchange, National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (NASDAQ) Global Select Market, NASDAQ Select Market and NASDAQ Capital Market with market capitalizations of $3.5 billion or more.