iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NYSEARCA:HAWX) Short Interest Up 913.9% in July

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NYSEARCA:HAWXGet Free Report) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 20,227 shares, a growth of 913.9% from the June 30th total of 1,995 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 53,995 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the company are sold short.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA HAWX opened at $44.90 on Monday. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 1-year low of $34.88 and a 1-year high of $47.43. The company has a 50 day moving average of $45.43 and a 200-day moving average of $43.29. The company has a market cap of $343.49 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.74 and a beta of 0.51.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 15.2% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 217,635 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,693,000 after buying an additional 28,659 shares in the last quarter. Nova Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 559.1% during the 4th quarter. Nova Wealth Management Inc. now owns 13,992 shares of the company’s stock worth $552,000 after acquiring an additional 11,869 shares during the period. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 31.0% during the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,945 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,000 after acquiring an additional 460 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Company Profile

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The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (HAWX) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of global large- and mid-cap stocks outside the US, hedged against movements in the underlying currencies for US investors. HAWX was launched on Jun 29, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.

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