iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:HSCZ) Sees Significant Decline in Short Interest

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:HSCZ) saw a large drop in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 552 shares, a drop of 98.2% from the November 30th total of 30,320 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 10,471 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 10,471 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV grew its holdings in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 21,433.3% in the second quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 1,292 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 1,286 shares during the period. Capital Square LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $214,000. First PREMIER Bank acquired a new position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF in the second quarter worth $234,000. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $384,000. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $530,000.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:HSCZ traded up $0.11 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $38.89. The stock had a trading volume of 5,374 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,915. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $38.49 and a 200 day simple moving average of $37.19. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $28.57 and a twelve month high of $39.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $175.39 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.36 and a beta of 0.65.

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.