iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (HSCZ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, investors have sold 3,200 shares of HSCZ short. Learn More on iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF's current short interest.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF saw a decrease in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,200 shares, a decrease of 41.8% from the previous total of 5,500 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF: OneAscent Large Cap Core ETF (0.24%), AllianzIM U.S. Large Cap 6 Month Buffer10 Jan/Jul ETF (0.32%), Adaptiv Select ETF (0.13%), Polen Capital Global Growth ETF (0.45%), AllianzIM U.S. Large Cap Buffer20 Apr ETF (0.00%), AllianzIM U.S. Large Cap Buffer20 Aug ETF (0.62%), AllianzIM U.S. Large Cap Buffer20 Oct ETF (0.00%), Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF (0.88%), Direxion Daily CSI 300 China A Share Bull 2x Shares (16.85%), Essential 40 Stock ETF (0.57%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HSCZ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF as its price is falling. HSCZ shares are trading up $0.02 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of HSCZ, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including HSCZ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025.