Short Interest in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF (NYSEARCA:HEZU) Decreases By 35.1%

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF (NYSEARCA:HEZU) saw a large decline in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 6,254 shares, a decline of 35.1% from the December 15th total of 9,642 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 14,415 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 14,415 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF in the third quarter valued at about $26,000. WFA of San Diego LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $41,000. Piscataqua Savings Bank bought a new stake in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF during the fourth quarter worth $165,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF by 14.9% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 4,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $199,000 after buying an additional 615 shares during the period. Finally, Strategic Blueprint LLC increased its position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF by 21.2% in the second quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 6,614 shares of the company’s stock worth $271,000 after buying an additional 1,159 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF Trading Up 0.2%

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF stock traded up $0.09 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $45.74. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 657,719 shares, compared to its average volume of 106,720. The stock has a market cap of $651.80 million, a PE ratio of 16.09 and a beta of 0.76. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $43.84 and a 200-day moving average price of $42.33. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF has a 52 week low of $33.95 and a 52 week high of $45.84.

About iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF

The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF (HEZU) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks a cap-weighted index of large- and mid-cap securities from the eurozone, while hedging out its exposure to the euro currency relative to the US dollar. HEZU was launched on Jul 10, 2014 and is managed by BlackRock.