iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF (NYSEARCA:HEZU) Short Interest Update

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF (NYSEARCA:HEZU) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 31,079 shares, an increase of 396.9% from the December 31st total of 6,254 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 51,682 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days. Based on an average daily volume of 51,682 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF stock opened at $45.51 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $44.12 and a 200 day simple moving average of $42.58. The stock has a market cap of $655.34 million, a PE ratio of 16.09 and a beta of 0.76. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF has a 12 month low of $33.95 and a 12 month high of $48.54.

Institutional Trading of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 78,155 shares during the period. Flow Traders U.S. LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF by 131.3% in the 3rd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 200,356 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,448,000 after purchasing an additional 113,752 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted 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 during the period. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings 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 worth $2,013,000 after acquiring an additional 2,309 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sierra Capital LLC acquired a new position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,055,000.

About iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF

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.