iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:HEFA) Sets New 12-Month High at $33.62

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:HEFA) shares hit a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $33.62 and last traded at $33.49, with a volume of 643207 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $33.50.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $6.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.31 and a beta of 0.62. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $34.97 and its 200-day simple moving average is $34.49.

Institutional Trading of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HEFA. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth $163,000. Exchange Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Exchange Capital Management Inc. now owns 276,663 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,718,000 after purchasing an additional 3,457 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF by 112.4% during the fourth quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 2,506 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,000 after purchasing an additional 1,326 shares during the period. Burkett Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,075,000. Finally, Comerica Bank grew its position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF by 92.3% during the fourth quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 65,418 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,061,000 after buying an additional 31,392 shares in the last quarter.

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.