iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:HSCZ) Short Interest Down 58.0% in June

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:HSCZ) was the target of a large decrease in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 41,623 shares, a decrease of 58.0% from the May 31st total of 99,077 shares. Approximately 0.8% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 19,955 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.1 days.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of HSCZ stock traded down $0.01 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $43.02. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 10,381 shares, compared to its average volume of 22,951. The stock has a market capitalization of $215.53 million, a P/E ratio of 14.36 and a beta of 0.61. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $34.90 and a one year high of $43.87. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $42.66 and its 200 day simple moving average is $41.17.

Institutional Trading of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Flow Traders U.S. LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 116.8% in the 3rd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 54,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,032,000 after purchasing an additional 29,101 shares during the period. First PREMIER Bank increased its position in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 202.6% during the fourth quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 30,491 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,186,000 after buying an additional 20,413 shares during the period. Capital Square LLC bought a new position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF in the third quarter worth about $214,000. IFP Advisors Inc raised its stake in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 25.0% in the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 18,726 shares of the company’s stock worth $705,000 after buying an additional 3,750 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV lifted its holdings in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 191.0% in the fourth 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 period.

About iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

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.