iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:HSCZ – Get Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 66,754 shares, a growth of 96.8% from the July 15th total of 33,927 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 53,598 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days. Approximately 1.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF
Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HSCZ. Flow Traders U.S. LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 116.8% during the 3rd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 54,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,032,000 after buying an additional 29,101 shares in the last quarter. First PREMIER Bank lifted its position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 28.9% in the 1st quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 39,316 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,560,000 after buying an additional 8,825 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV lifted its position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 191.0% in the 4th quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 5,019 shares of the company’s stock worth $195,000 after buying an additional 3,294 shares during the last quarter.
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 0.5%
NYSEARCA:HSCZ traded down $0.21 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $44.04. The company had a trading volume of 24,192 shares, compared to its average volume of 25,301. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $36.58 and a 52-week high of $44.42. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $43.12 and its 200-day moving average price is $42.03. The company has a market capitalization of $247.06 million, a PE ratio of 14.36 and a beta of 0.61.
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Company Profile
The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (HSCZ) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund tracks an index of small-cap stocks from developed markets outside the US and Canada, hedged against movements in the underlying currencies for US investors. HSCZ was launched on Jul 1, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.
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