iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:HSCZ) Stock Short Interest Falls 56.4%

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:HSCZ) saw a significant drop in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 24,138 shares, a drop of 56.4% from the August 31st total of 55,358 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 16,765 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.4 days. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF stock traded down $0.12 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $43.59. 8,638 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 24,008. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $37.40 and a one year high of $44.42. The stock has a market cap of $259.80 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.36 and a beta of 0.61. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $43.54 and a 200-day moving average price of $42.52.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

A hedge fund recently raised its position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF stock. First PREMIER Bank lifted its stake in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:HSCZ) by 28.9% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 39,316 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 8,825 shares during the period. First PREMIER Bank owned approximately 0.79% of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF worth $1,560,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

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.