iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NYSEARCA:HAWX) Short Interest Down 69.6% in December

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NYSEARCA:HAWX) saw a significant decline in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,644 shares, a decline of 69.6% from the November 30th total of 8,698 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 50,890 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 50,890 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Stock Performance

Shares of HAWX traded up $0.12 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $39.57. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 38,361 shares, compared to its average volume of 33,287. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $39.25 and its two-hundred day moving average is $37.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $294.40 million, a PE ratio of 15.74 and a beta of 0.53. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a one year low of $29.41 and a one year high of $39.99.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Nova Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $48,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 31.0% in the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,945 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,000 after purchasing an additional 460 shares during the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 225.0% in the 2nd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 65,146 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,303,000 after purchasing an additional 45,103 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 731.1% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 188,976 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,320,000 after purchasing an additional 166,237 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Partners Capital Investment Group LLP lifted its holdings in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter. Partners Capital Investment Group LLP now owns 421,211 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,928,000 after purchasing an additional 24,155 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Company Profile

The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (HAWX) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of global large- and mid-cap stocks outside the US, hedged against movements in the underlying currencies for US investors. HAWX was launched on Jun 29, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.