iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF (HEZU)
| Assets | $334.37M |
| Expense Ratio | 0.53% |
| PE Ratio | 15.66 |
| Shares Out | 9.45M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $1.00 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.85% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jul 2, 2024 |
| Payout Ratio | 44.96% |
| 1-Year Return | +10.08% |
| Volume | 6,815 |
| Open | 35.11 |
| Previous Close | 35.20 |
| Day's Range | 35.05 - 35.24 |
| 52-Week Low | 31.98 |
| 52-Week High | 37.82 |
| Beta | 0.95 |
| Holdings | 27 |
| Inception Date | Jul 10, 2014 |
About HEZU
Fund Home PageThe 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 issued by BlackRock.
Top 10 Holdings
205.61% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| EUR/USD Purchased | n/a | 103.01% |
| iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF | EZU | 96.86% |
| EUR/USD Purchased | n/a | 1.93% |
| EUR/USD Purchased | n/a | 1.66% |
| EUR/USD Purchased | n/a | 1.55% |
| EUR/USD Purchased | n/a | 0.52% |
| USD CASH | n/a | 0.04% |
| EUR/USD Purchased | n/a | 0.03% |
| BlackRock Cash Funds Treasury SL Agency | XTSLA | 0.01% |
| EUR/USD Sold | n/a | 0.00% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2024 | $0.751 | Jul 8, 2024 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | $0.253 | Dec 29, 2023 |
| Jul 3, 2023 | $0.586 | Jul 10, 2023 |
| Dec 23, 2022 | $0.129 | Dec 30, 2022 |
| Dec 2, 2022 | $5.436 | Dec 8, 2022 |
| Jul 5, 2022 | $0.895 | Jul 11, 2022 |
News
Eurozone Sentiment Points To Further Inflation Easing In The Short Run
Inflation prints for Spain and France have come in very soft this morning, likely resulting in a first sub-2% eurozone inflation print for September. The Economic Sentiment Indicator dropped from 96.5...
Rates Spark: ECB Presser Bear-Flattened The Curve
The ECB cut rates by 25bp as widely anticipated, but a slightly hawkish tilt bear flattened the EUR curve, which in our view remains priced aggressively. In the US, as the markets head towards the Fed...
Draghi's €800bn Call To Action: Instilling The Urgency That Europe Needs
Former ECB President Mario Draghi's 400 pages of economists' ‘greatest hits' and a few more controversial proposals provide Europe's most comprehensive plan yet to revive its economy, decarbonise and ...
Eurozone Inflation Drops To 2.2% In August
The drop in eurozone inflation from 2.6 to 2.2% was mainly because of energy inflation but does confirm the view that the inflation environment is slowly getting more benign. The ECB has arrived on a ...
Eurozone PMI Picks Up In August Amid Olympics Boost
The composite PMI increased from 50.2 to 51.2 from July to August, mainly due to a jump in French services activity. Meanwhile, eurozone manufacturing continues to be a big disappointment.
Eurozone GDP Beats Expectations But Remains Weak Behind The Scenes
Eurozone GDP growth in the second quarter beat expectations and maintains the growth pace of 0.3% quarter-on-quarter seen in the first quarter. With unemployment low and inflation more benign, the eco...
France Elections: Far-Right Rejected In Second Round, But So Is Macronism
The second round of the French National Assembly election delivered a hung parliament, as expected, but also a huge surprise. The far-right party National Rally fell from first to third place and the ...
Inflation Slows Further As Economic Growth Wanes: Our Key Takeaways From The Eurozone Flash PMI
The deteriorating eurozone growth trend was led by France, which saw output fall for a second consecutive month and at the fastest rate for five months. Fueling the manufacturing downturn was a steepe...
How French Politics Could Affect European Asset Markets In June
French bond markets are selling off for a second day as investors adjust positions ahead of the unexpected French parliamentary elections later this month. We take a look at how European bond, FX and ...
Cautious Monetary Easing In The Eurozone Has Started
The eurozone economy continues to recover, but there are no reasons to expect a significant acceleration in growth. With some pockets of inflationary pressures still hanging around, the ECB's rate-cut...
ECB Preview: 'One Is None' Or 'One And Done'?
We expect a slight upward revision of growth and inflation for this year, but no changes to the profile and the timing of inflation dropping below 2%. The ECB's forecasts of inflation dropping below 2...
Stronger Growth And Lower Inflation: Our Key Takeaways From The Eurozone Flash PMI
Business activity in the euro area rose for a third successive month in May, the rate of growth accelerating to a one-year-high. Price pressures cooled, with services sector inflation - the recent sti...
Why The European Central Bank Is Embracing The Idea Of Rate Cuts
Declining inflation and slower growth have contributed to the rising potential for rate cuts in Europe. Eurozone core inflation has been coming down more quickly than similar measures in the U.S. and ...
Eurozone PMI Signals A Pickup In Growth
The PMI increased from 50.3 to 51.4 in April, suggesting that the eurozone economy is finally leaving stagnation and returning to growth at the start of the second quarter. Inflationary pressures rema...
A Falling Euro Is Not The ECB's Biggest Headache
Along with rising speculation of EUR/USD approaching parity, the old question of how the European Central Bank should react to exchange rate movements is returning. We think that the falling euro is n...
Eurozone Flash PMI Shows Economy Close To Stabilising In March, Price Pressures Ease
Business activity in the euro area came close to stabilising in March, as provisional PMI® survey data registered only a marginal decline in output of goods and services.
The Eurozone Economy Is Bottoming Out
The eurozone escaped a technical recession, and a number of indicators suggest the economy is now bottoming out. The ECB is expected to cut rates from June onwards, but more cautiously than the market...
Eurozone Headline Inflation Falls, But 'Core' Disappoints
The flash estimate shows a decline in eurozone HICP inflation from 2.9% to 2.8% in January, with core inflation declining to 3.3% from 3.4% in December. However, it's too soon to declare victory in th...
ECB In Little Rush To Cut Rates
The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged, without conveying any urgency to start cutting rates in the next few months. It seems most likely that June or July would be the preferred time...
Eurozone Prices Rise At Increased Rate At Start Of 2024 As Downturn Moderates
Business activity in the euro area fell at the slowest rate for six months in January, according to provisional PMI survey data. The PMI in fact suggests that the Eurozone is enduring its deepest cont...
