iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:HEFA) Stock Short Interest Report for October

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:HEFA) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 338,736 shares, a drop of 74.4% from the October 15th total of 1,322,993 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 475,199 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Western Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF by 67.4% during the 3rd quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC now owns 17,861 shares of the company’s stock worth $829,000 after buying an additional 7,191 shares during the last quarter. White Pine Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $206,000. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $5,892,000. Bessemer Group Inc. acquired a new position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at $54,000. Finally, Harbour Investments Inc. acquired a new position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at $7,284,000.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $47.44 on Thursday. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $39.92 and a 1 year high of $47.99. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $46.57 and a 200 day moving average price of $45.39. The company has a market cap of $7.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.74 and a beta of 0.67.

About iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (HEFA) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted, USD-hedged index of large- and mid-cap stocks from developed countries outside the US and Canada. HEFA was launched on Jan 31, 2014 and is managed by BlackRock.