iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:HEWJ) Short Interest Update

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:HEWJ) saw a significant decrease in short interest in January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 26,110 shares, a decrease of 59.8% from the January 15th total of 64,948 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 28,963 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.9 days. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the company are sold short. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 28,963 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.9 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd boosted its position in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd now owns 89,530 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,010,000 after purchasing an additional 228 shares in the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors acquired a new stake in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $201,000. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp boosted its holdings in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF by 43.6% during the third quarter. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp now owns 1,179 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,000 after buying an additional 358 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF by 7,286.6% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 155,119 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,642,000 after buying an additional 153,019 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets acquired a new position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $379,000.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA HEWJ traded down $0.50 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $59.78. 1,616,816 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 104,683. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $55.09 and a 200 day moving average price of $52.01. The company has a market cap of $567.91 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.45 and a beta of 0.49. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF has a 52 week low of $35.81 and a 52 week high of $60.45.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF Company Profile

The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap Japanese stocks, while fully hedging out its exposure to the yen relative to the US dollar. HEWJ was launched on Jan 31, 2014 and is managed by BlackRock.