HighTower Advisors LLC Increases Stock Position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EMU ETF (NYSEARCA:HEZU)

HighTower Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EMU ETF (NYSEARCA:HEZU) by 0.6% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 285,843 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,751 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EMU ETF were worth $10,245,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp purchased a new position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EMU ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $64,000. 3EDGE Asset Management LP purchased a new position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EMU ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,837,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EMU ETF by 25.4% in the 4th quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 21,651 shares of the company’s stock worth $836,000 after acquiring an additional 4,389 shares during the last quarter. Stanich Group LLC purchased a new position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EMU ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $777,000. Finally, Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EMU ETF by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC now owns 184,887 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,626,000 after acquiring an additional 1,309 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EMU ETF Trading Up 2.0 %

NYSEARCA:HEZU opened at $40.05 on Monday. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EMU ETF has a 12 month low of $32.92 and a 12 month high of $40.77. The company has a market cap of $416.52 million, a PE ratio of 16.38 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $38.76 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $36.97.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EMU 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.