iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NYSEARCA:HAWX) Short Interest Down 65.7% in January

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NYSEARCA:HAWX) saw a large drop in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 13,060 shares, a drop of 65.7% from the December 31st total of 38,080 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 44,894 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 44,894 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Trading Up 0.0%

NYSEARCA HAWX traded up $0.01 on Wednesday, hitting $41.54. 18,281 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 37,099. The company has a market cap of $317.37 million, a PE ratio of 15.74 and a beta of 0.53. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $39.95 and a 200-day moving average of $38.27. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 12 month low of $29.41 and a 12 month high of $41.62.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in HAWX. Nova Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 559.1% during the 4th quarter. Nova Wealth Management Inc. now owns 13,992 shares of the company’s stock valued at $552,000 after purchasing an additional 11,869 shares during the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 31.0% during the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,945 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,000 after buying an additional 460 shares during the last quarter. Partners Capital Investment Group LLP grew its holdings in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 6.1% during the third quarter. Partners Capital Investment Group LLP now owns 421,211 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,928,000 after buying an additional 24,155 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 15.2% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 217,635 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,693,000 after buying an additional 28,659 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC lifted its stake in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 225.0% during the 2nd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 65,146 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,303,000 after acquiring an additional 45,103 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

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.