SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:XRT) Sets New 1-Year High – What’s Next?

SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:XRT) reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $80.76 and last traded at $80.50, with a volume of 1974042 shares. The stock had previously closed at $78.92.

SPDR S&P Retail ETF Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of $684.87 million, a P/E ratio of 12.74 and a beta of 1.20. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $77.10 and its 200-day moving average price is $76.03.

Institutional Trading of SPDR S&P Retail ETF

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund grew its stake in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 44.7% in the 2nd quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 9,544,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $715,609,000 after acquiring an additional 2,950,000 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc. bought a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $97,474,000. Jane Street Group LLC grew its stake in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 224.6% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 394,423 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $31,155,000 after acquiring an additional 272,912 shares in the last quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF by 5.6% in the 3rd quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC now owns 83,771 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,508,000 after acquiring an additional 4,456 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Continuum Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF in the 1st quarter worth $5,217,000.

About SPDR S&P Retail ETF

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.