iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:HSCZ) Trading Up 0.2% – What’s Next?

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:HSCZ) shares shot up 0.2% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $43.41 and last traded at $43.14. 27,605 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 20% from the average daily volume of 23,059 shares. The stock had previously closed at $43.07.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

The business’s fifty day moving average price is $42.64 and its 200-day moving average price is $41.14. The stock has a market cap of $216.13 million, a PE ratio of 14.36 and a beta of 0.61.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Flow Traders U.S. LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 116.8% in the 3rd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 54,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,032,000 after purchasing an additional 29,101 shares during the period. First PREMIER Bank grew its position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 202.6% during the fourth quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 30,491 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,186,000 after buying an additional 20,413 shares during the period. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $384,000. Capital Square LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $214,000. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc raised its position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 25.0% in the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 18,726 shares of the company’s stock worth $705,000 after acquiring an additional 3,750 shares during the period.

About iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

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.