iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NYSEARCA:HAWX) Short Interest Up 1,340.2% in December

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NYSEARCA:HAWX) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 38,080 shares, a growth of 1,340.2% from the December 15th total of 2,644 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 26,538 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.4 days. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s stock are sold short. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 26,538 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.4 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HAWX. Nova Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 27.7% in the 3rd quarter. Nova Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,123 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,000 after acquiring an additional 460 shares in the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 31.0% in the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,945 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,000 after purchasing an additional 460 shares during the last quarter. Partners Capital Investment Group LLP raised its holdings in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 6.1% in the third 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. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 15.2% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 217,635 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,693,000 after purchasing an additional 28,659 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 225.0% during the second quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 65,146 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,303,000 after purchasing an additional 45,103 shares during the last quarter.

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

Shares of HAWX opened at $41.24 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $311.36 million, a P/E ratio of 15.74 and a beta of 0.53. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a twelve month low of $29.41 and a twelve month high of $41.24. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $39.49 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $37.80.

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.