iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:HSCZ) Short Interest Update

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:HSCZ) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 41,623 shares, a drop of 58.0% from the May 31st total of 99,077 shares. Currently, 0.8% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 19,955 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.1 days.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 0.1%

HSCZ stock traded down $0.04 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $42.98. The stock had a trading volume of 24,299 shares, compared to its average volume of 22,962. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $42.68 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $41.22. The firm has a market cap of $215.33 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 twelve month low of $34.90 and a twelve month high of $43.87.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Flow Traders U.S. LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 116.8% during the 3rd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 54,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,032,000 after buying an additional 29,101 shares during the period. Capital Square LLC acquired a new position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $214,000. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 25.0% in the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 18,726 shares of the company’s stock valued at $705,000 after buying an additional 3,750 shares during the period. CoreCap Advisors LLC bought a new position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Finally, First PREMIER Bank boosted its stake in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 202.6% in the fourth quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 30,491 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,186,000 after acquiring an additional 20,413 shares during 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.