iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:HSCZ) Short Interest Up 144.2% in August

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:HSCZ) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 55,358 shares, a growth of 144.2% from the August 15th total of 22,668 shares. Approximately 1.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 20,612 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.7 days.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 0.6%

NYSEARCA:HSCZ traded up $0.26 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $43.15. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 15,752 shares, compared to its average volume of 24,587. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $37.35 and a fifty-two week high of $44.42. The company has a market capitalization of $242.07 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.36 and a beta of 0.61. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $43.40 and a 200-day moving average of $42.37.

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

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Flow Traders U.S. LLC raised its stake in 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 worth $2,032,000 after buying an additional 29,101 shares during the period. First PREMIER Bank grew its stake in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 28.9% during the 1st quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 39,316 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,560,000 after acquiring an additional 8,825 shares in the last quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV increased its stake 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 valued at $195,000 after buying an additional 3,294 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Continuum Advisory LLC bought a new stake in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF during the second quarter worth about $28,000.

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.