LPL Financial LLC Grows Holdings in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EMU ETF (NYSEARCA:HEZU)

LPL Financial LLC raised its position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EMU ETF (NYSEARCA:HEZU) by 18.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 336,267 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 51,992 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC owned approximately 2.84% of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EMU ETF worth $12,052,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. FMR LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EMU ETF by 21.4% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,120 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,000 after acquiring an additional 374 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EMU ETF by 1.3% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 284,092 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,443,000 after buying an additional 3,748 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EMU ETF in the third quarter worth $1,531,000. EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EMU ETF in the third quarter worth $9,911,000. Finally, High Falls Advisors Inc bought a new position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EMU ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $220,000.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EMU ETF Price Performance

Shares of HEZU stock opened at $39.24 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $39.53 and a two-hundred day moving average of $37.35. The firm has a market cap of $716.13 million, a P/E ratio of 16.65 and a beta of 0.94. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EMU ETF has a 1-year low of $32.92 and a 1-year high of $40.84.

About iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EMU ETF

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.