iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:HEWJ – Get Free Report) was the target of a large decline in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 9,115 shares, a decline of 79.4% from the May 31st total of 44,335 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 33,585 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short.
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance
HEWJ traded up $0.42 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $64.13. 23,864 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 161,696. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF has a 12 month low of $43.41 and a 12 month high of $66.92. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $61.69 and a 200-day simple moving average of $58.24. The stock has a market cap of $820.86 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.45 and a beta of 0.48.
Institutional Trading of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. acquired a new stake in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $5,570,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF by 7,286.6% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 155,119 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,642,000 after buying an additional 153,019 shares in the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF by 34.1% in the fourth quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 857 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 218 shares during the period. Ascentis Independent Advisors grew its holdings in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF by 51.3% during the first quarter. Ascentis Independent Advisors now owns 13,628 shares of the company’s stock worth $767,000 after acquiring an additional 4,619 shares during the period. Finally, Arkadios Wealth Advisors grew its holdings in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF by 13.9% during the first quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 5,753 shares of the company’s stock worth $324,000 after acquiring an additional 700 shares during the period.
About iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap Japanese stocks, while fully hedging out its exposure to the yen relative to the US dollar. HEWJ was launched on Jan 31, 2014 and is managed by BlackRock.
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