iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:HEFA) Reaches New 12-Month High at $33.90

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:HEFA) shares hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $33.90 and last traded at $34.24, with a volume of 618949 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $33.84.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

The company has a 50-day moving average of $33.97 and a 200-day moving average of $32.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.69 and a beta of 0.64.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of HEFA. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF by 60.3% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,135,029 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,264,000 after acquiring an additional 803,201 shares during the last quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $22,494,000. TIAA Trust National Association acquired a new position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $16,528,000. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF by 86.2% during the 3rd quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 289,509 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,714,000 after purchasing an additional 133,998 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF by 229.1% during the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 121,268 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,650,000 after purchasing an additional 84,423 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF Company Profile

The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (HEFA) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted, USD-hedged index of large- and mid-cap stocks from developed countries outside the US and Canada. HEFA was launched on Jan 31, 2014 and is managed by BlackRock.