Short Interest in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:HSCZ) Expands By 90.6%

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:HSCZ) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 6,100 shares, a growth of 90.6% from the September 15th total of 3,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 12,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 12,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of HSCZ opened at $38.15 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $37.51 and a 200 day moving average price of $35.31. The firm has a market capitalization of $172.06 million, a PE ratio of 14.36 and a beta of 0.80. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $28.57 and a 52-week high of $38.42.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. First PREMIER Bank boosted its position in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 53.2% during the 3rd quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 10,078 shares of the company’s stock valued at $379,000 after purchasing an additional 3,498 shares in the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 51.4% during the 2nd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 24,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $886,000 after purchasing an additional 8,465 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV boosted its position in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 21,433.3% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 1,292 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 1,286 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

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.