iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NYSEARCA:HAWX) Short Interest Up 1,340.2% in December

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NYSEARCA:HAWX) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 38,080 shares, an increase of 1,340.2% from the December 15th total of 2,644 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 26,538 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.4 days. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s stock are sold short. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 26,538 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.4 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Flow Traders U.S. LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 225.0% in the 2nd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 65,146 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,303,000 after purchasing an additional 45,103 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 15.2% in the second 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 during the last quarter. Nova Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 27.7% in the third quarter. Nova Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,123 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,000 after buying an additional 460 shares during the last quarter. Partners Capital Investment Group LLP raised its stake in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 6.1% in the third quarter. Partners Capital Investment Group LLP now owns 421,211 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,928,000 after buying an additional 24,155 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in 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 buying an additional 460 shares during the last quarter.

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

Shares of HAWX opened at $41.10 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $39.53 and a 200-day simple moving average of $37.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $310.31 million, a PE ratio of 15.74 and a beta of 0.53. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 1 year low of $29.41 and a 1 year high of $41.24.

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

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.