iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:HSCZ) Short Interest Update

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:HSCZ) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 22,668 shares, a decrease of 66.0% from the July 30th total of 66,754 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 19,667 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.2 days. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Flow Traders U.S. LLC increased its position 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 purchasing an additional 29,101 shares during the last quarter. First PREMIER Bank grew its position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 7.5% during the second quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 42,256 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,817,000 after buying an additional 2,940 shares during the period. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV grew its position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 191.0% during the fourth quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 5,019 shares of the company’s stock valued at $195,000 after buying an additional 3,294 shares during the period. Finally, Continuum Advisory LLC bought a new stake in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF in the second quarter worth about $28,000.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of HSCZ opened at $44.26 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $248.30 million, a P/E ratio of 14.36 and a beta of 0.61. 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 has a 50 day moving average price of $43.29 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $42.24.

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.