iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF (NYSEARCA:HEZU) Short Interest Down 82.5% in July

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF (NYSEARCA:HEZU) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,131 shares, a decrease of 82.5% from the June 30th total of 23,600 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 36,809 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF Trading Up 0.4%

HEZU stock traded up $0.18 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $48.47. The stock had a trading volume of 22,761 shares, compared to its average volume of 66,374. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF has a 52 week low of $39.39 and a 52 week high of $50.19. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $48.58 and a 200 day simple moving average of $46.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $564.68 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.09 and a beta of 0.66.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in HEZU. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $35,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF by 198.1% in the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,416 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,000 after acquiring an additional 941 shares during the period. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $102,000. Piscataqua Savings Bank acquired a new position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $165,000. Finally, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. acquired a new position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF in the third quarter worth about $279,000.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF Company Profile

The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF (HEZU) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks a cap-weighted index of large- and mid-cap securities from the eurozone, while hedging out its exposure to the euro currency relative to the US dollar. HEZU was launched on Jul 10, 2014 and is managed by BlackRock.