iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:HEFA) Short Interest Update

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:HEFA) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 374,953 shares, an increase of 96.7% from the April 15th total of 190,659 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 566,522 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

HEFA opened at $44.34 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $43.44 and its 200 day moving average price is $42.70. The stock has a market cap of $7.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.74 and a beta of 0.67. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $37.05 and a 12 month high of $45.22.

Institutional Trading of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HEFA. Private Trust Co. NA increased its position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF by 135.9% during the fourth quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 670 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 386 shares during the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC grew its holdings in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF by 241.5% during the third quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 1,127 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 797 shares during the last quarter. Triumph Capital Management bought a new position in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $49,000. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF by 39.9% in the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,186 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 338 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF Company Profile

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.