iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NYSEARCA:HAWX) Short Interest Down 69.6% in December

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NYSEARCA:HAWX) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,644 shares, a decrease of 69.6% from the November 30th total of 8,698 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 50,890 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 50,890 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

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

Shares of HAWX traded up $0.12 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $39.57. The company had a trading volume of 38,361 shares, compared to its average volume of 33,287. The stock has a market capitalization of $294.40 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.74 and a beta of 0.53. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $39.25 and a 200-day moving average price of $37.37. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 52-week low of $29.41 and a 52-week high of $39.99.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HAWX. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 731.1% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 188,976 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,320,000 after buying an additional 166,237 shares during the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC lifted its position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 225.0% in the 2nd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 65,146 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,303,000 after acquiring an additional 45,103 shares in the last quarter. Partners Capital Investment Group LLP boosted its stake in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter. Partners Capital Investment Group LLP now owns 421,211 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,928,000 after purchasing an additional 24,155 shares during the last quarter. Nova Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $48,000. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 31.0% in the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,945 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,000 after purchasing an additional 460 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

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.