iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:HSCZ) Shares Down 0.5% – Here’s What Happened

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:HSCZ) fell 0.5% during trading on Monday. The company traded as low as $42.86 and last traded at $42.86. Approximately 3,293 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 86% from the average daily volume of 23,287 shares. The stock had previously closed at $43.09.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $43.58 and a 200-day simple moving average of $42.96. The company has a market cap of $258.09 million, a P/E ratio of 14.36 and a beta of 0.62.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Continuum Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. Capital Square LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 13.2% in the 3rd quarter. Capital Square LLC now owns 10,620 shares of the company’s stock valued at $461,000 after purchasing an additional 1,239 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First PREMIER Bank lifted its stake in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 28.9% in the 1st quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 39,316 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,560,000 after purchasing an additional 8,825 shares during the last quarter.

About iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (HSCZ) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund tracks an index of small-cap stocks from developed markets outside the US and Canada, hedged against movements in the underlying currencies for US investors. HSCZ was launched on Jul 1, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.