iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NYSEARCA:HAWX) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NYSEARCA:HAWX) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 34,379 shares, a growth of 35.4% from the March 15th total of 25,394 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 25,490 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF stock traded down $0.06 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $43.31. 13,684 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 29,270. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a twelve month low of $31.13 and a twelve month high of $43.82. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $41.87 and a 200-day moving average price of $40.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $330.89 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.74 and a beta of 0.50.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HAWX. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 31.0% during the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,945 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,000 after purchasing an additional 460 shares during the period. Nova Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 27.7% during the third quarter. Nova Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,123 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,000 after purchasing an additional 460 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 15.2% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 217,635 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,693,000 after purchasing an additional 28,659 shares during the period. Finally, Partners Capital Investment Group LLP grew its stake in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 6.1% during the third quarter. Partners Capital Investment Group LLP now owns 421,211 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,928,000 after purchasing an additional 24,155 shares during the period.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Company Profile

The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (HAWX) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of global large- and mid-cap stocks outside the US, hedged against movements in the underlying currencies for US investors. HAWX was launched on Jun 29, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.