iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:HEFA) Short Interest Down 44.0% in June

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:HEFA) was the target of a large decline in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 261,528 shares, a decline of 44.0% from the June 15th total of 467,213 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 402,768 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.3%

HEFA opened at $46.36 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $7.81 billion, a PE ratio of 15.74 and a beta of 0.67. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $45.78 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $44.15. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $37.05 and a 52 week high of $47.18.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Private Trust Co. NA grew its holdings in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF by 135.9% during the 4th quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 670 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 386 shares in the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC bought a new stake in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $49,000. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF by 5,154.1% during the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,944 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,000 after acquiring an additional 1,907 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF Company Profile

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.