iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NYSEARCA:HAWX) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 197.6% in October

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NYSEARCA:HAWX) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 42,595 shares, a growth of 197.6% from the September 30th total of 14,313 shares. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 32,351 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.3 days.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Trading Down 2.0%

Shares of HAWX stock traded down $0.88 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $44.13. The stock had a trading volume of 6,895 shares, compared to its average volume of 23,996. The firm has a market capitalization of $348.63 million, a PE ratio of 15.74 and a beta of 0.52. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 12 month low of $38.15 and a 12 month high of $47.43. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $45.52 and its 200 day simple moving average is $44.10.

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.