iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NYSEARCA:HAWX) Short Interest Update

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NYSEARCA:HAWX) was the target of a large drop in short interest in February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 25,982 shares, a drop of 30.1% from the January 29th total of 37,164 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 18,473 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.4 days. Based on an average daily volume of 18,473 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.4 days. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Partners Capital Investment Group LLP boosted its position 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 purchasing an additional 24,155 shares in the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC boosted its position 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 buying an additional 45,103 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake 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 acquiring an additional 28,659 shares during the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its holdings in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 31.0% during the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,945 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,000 after acquiring an additional 460 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nova Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 559.1% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter.

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

HAWX stock traded down $0.08 during trading on Friday, reaching $43.46. 21,966 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 33,617. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $41.41 and its 200 day moving average price is $39.36. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 52-week low of $29.41 and a 52-week high of $43.82. The company has a market cap of $332.03 million, a P/E ratio of 15.74 and a beta of 0.53.

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.