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 the month of 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 company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 14,415 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 14,415 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF by 21.7% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 437,715 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,959,000 after purchasing an additional 78,155 shares in the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF by 131.3% during the 3rd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 200,356 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,448,000 after acquiring an additional 113,752 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF by 26.4% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 155,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,057,000 after acquiring an additional 32,459 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF by 4.7% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 51,645 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,013,000 after acquiring an additional 2,309 shares during the period. Finally, Sierra Capital LLC acquired a new position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF in the second quarter worth about $1,055,000.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF stock traded up $0.09 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $45.74. The company had a trading volume of 657,719 shares, compared to its average volume of 106,720. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF has a 1-year low of $33.95 and a 1-year high of $45.84. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $43.84 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $42.33. The stock has a market cap of $651.80 million, a PE ratio of 16.09 and a beta of 0.76.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF Company Profile

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.