iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:HEFA) Stock Short Interest Falls 74.4%

Posted by Casey Walker on Nov 13th, 2026

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:HEFA – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest during the month of October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 338,736 shares, a drop of 74.4% from the October 15th total of 1,322,993 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 475,199 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 0.2%

HEFA stock opened at $47.33 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.75 billion, a PE ratio of 17.20 and a beta of 0.65. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $39.92 and a 52 week high of $47.99. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $46.58 and a 200 day moving average of $45.41.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Compass Financial Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF during the second quarter valued at $28,000. YANKCOM Partnership lifted its position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF by 72.2% during the 3rd quarter. YANKCOM Partnership now owns 999 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 419 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF by 39.9% during the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,186 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after acquiring an additional 338 shares during the period. Arlington Trust Co LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $85,000. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. purchased a new stake in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $144,000.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF Company Profile

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The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (HEFA) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted, USD-hedged index of large- and mid-cap stocks from developed countries outside the US and Canada. HEFA was launched on Jan 31, 2014 and is managed by BlackRock.