iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:HEFA) Reaches New 1-Year High – Here’s What Happened

Shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:HEFA) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $47.19 and last traded at $47.19, with a volume of 397201 shares. The stock had previously closed at $46.63.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.3%

The company has a market cap of $7.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.74 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $46.22 and a 200-day moving average price of $44.59.

Institutional Trading of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Private Trust Co. NA boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF by 135.9% in the fourth quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 670 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 386 shares in the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC bought a new stake in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new stake in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $49,000. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF by 39.9% in the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,186 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 338 shares during the period. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its stake in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF by 5,154.1% during the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,944 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,000 after purchasing an additional 1,907 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (HEFA) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted, USD-hedged index of large- and mid-cap stocks from developed countries outside the US and Canada. HEFA was launched on Jan 31, 2014 and is managed by BlackRock.