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 increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 66,754 shares, an increase of 96.8% from the July 15th total of 33,927 shares. Currently, 1.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 53,598 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:HSCZ traded down $0.05 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $44.25. 21,534 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 25,308. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $43.12 and its 200 day simple moving average is $42.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $248.24 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.36 and a beta of 0.61. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $36.58 and a fifty-two week high of $44.42.

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

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Flow Traders U.S. LLC raised its stake in 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 in the last quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV increased its holdings in shares of 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 worth $195,000 after purchasing an additional 3,294 shares during the period. Finally, First PREMIER Bank raised its position in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 28.9% in the first quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 39,316 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,560,000 after buying an additional 8,825 shares in the last quarter.

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.