iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NYSEARCA:HAWX) Sees Large Decrease in Short Interest

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NYSEARCA:HAWX) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 12,090 shares, a drop of 40.2% from the July 15th total of 20,227 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 19,910 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

A hedge fund recently raised its position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF stock. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NYSEARCA:HAWX) by 31.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,945 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 460 shares during the period. Sunbelt Securities Inc.’s holdings in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF were worth $74,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Stock Performance

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF stock traded down $0.74 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $45.73. The company had a trading volume of 11,297 shares, compared to its average volume of 25,989. The firm has a market capitalization of $352.12 million, a PE ratio of 15.74 and a beta of 0.51. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $45.65 and its 200 day simple moving average is $43.83. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 1-year low of $36.12 and a 1-year high of $47.43.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Company Profile

The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (HAWX) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of global large- and mid-cap stocks outside the US, hedged against movements in the underlying currencies for US investors. HAWX was launched on Jun 29, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.