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

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:HSCZ) was the target of a large drop in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 24,138 shares, a drop of 56.4% from the August 31st total of 55,358 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 16,765 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of HSCZ traded down $0.12 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $43.59. 8,638 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 24,008. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $37.40 and a 1 year high of $44.42. The firm has a market capitalization of $259.80 million, a P/E ratio of 14.36 and a beta of 0.61. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $43.54 and its 200-day moving average price is $42.52.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

An institutional investor recently raised its stake in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF stock. First PREMIER Bank boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:HSCZ) by 28.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 39,316 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,825 shares during the period. First PREMIER Bank owned 0.79% of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF worth $1,560,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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.