iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:HSCZ) Short Interest Down 98.2% in December

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:HSCZ) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 552 shares, a decrease of 98.2% from the November 30th total of 30,320 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 10,471 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 10,471 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

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

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Flow Traders U.S. LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 116.8% during the third quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 54,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,032,000 after acquiring an additional 29,101 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its stake in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 25.0% during the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 18,726 shares of the company’s stock valued at $705,000 after purchasing an additional 3,750 shares during the last quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $384,000. First PREMIER Bank raised its stake in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 53.2% in the third quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 10,078 shares of the company’s stock worth $379,000 after purchasing an additional 3,498 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Square LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF during the third quarter valued at $214,000.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of HSCZ traded up $0.11 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $38.89. The company had a trading volume of 5,374 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,915. The stock has a market capitalization of $175.39 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.36 and a beta of 0.65. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $38.49 and a 200-day moving average price of $37.19. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $28.57 and a 52-week high of $39.57.

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.