SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:SLYG) Short Interest Update

SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:SLYG) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 37,364 shares, a decrease of 33.8% from the December 15th total of 56,401 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 116,176 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days. Based on an average daily volume of 116,176 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF Price Performance

SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF stock traded down $0.09 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $100.70. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 120,948 shares, compared to its average volume of 157,548. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $95.40 and a 200-day moving average price of $93.55. SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $71.62 and a 12 month high of $101.34. The stock has a market cap of $3.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.14 and a beta of 1.09.

Institutional Trading of SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in shares of SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF by 1.2% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 34,447 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,859,000 after purchasing an additional 395 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF in the 1st quarter worth $203,000. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF in the first quarter valued at about $1,158,000. Balefire LLC bought a new position in shares of SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF during the second quarter valued at about $204,000. Finally, Sovran Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF during the second quarter worth about $243,000.

About SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF

SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (the Fund), formerly SPDR Dow Jones Small Cap Growth ETF, seeks to closely match the returns and characteristics of the S&P Small Cap 600 Growth Index. The S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index measures the performance of the small-capitalization growth sector in the United States equity market. The selection universe for the S&P SmallCap 600 Index includes all the 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 between $250 million and $1.2 billion.