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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF of ISHARES TRUST

HEZU
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Today’s Change
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Jul 9, 2014
Expense Ratio
0.53%
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
Fund Owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$1,599,714
AUM
$329,380,228
Associated Index
MSCI EMU 100% Hedged to USD Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus

Top 10 Holdings

EZU
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI EMU ETF
99.97%
EUR/USD
1.98%
XTSLA
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY
0.04%
EUR/USD
0.01%
EUR/USD
0.01%
EUR/USD
0%
EUR/USD
0%
EUR/USD
0%
EUR/USD
0%
USD CASH
-0.01%

What is HEZU?

The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EMU ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization equities from developed market countries within the European Monetary Union while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the Euro and the U.S. dollar.Seeks to provide local currency performance of stocks from developed market countries within the EMU (European Monetary Union).

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HEZU
Performance Measures**

for the time period Aug 7, 2014 to Dec 4, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return: 2.0%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 1-month period.

3M Trailing Return: 7.1%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 3-month period.

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown: -38.8%

The greatest percent loss from peak to trough in value over the time period.

Standard Deviation: 20.6%

The typical amount that daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio: 0.58

The annualized arithmetic mean of the daily returns divided by the annualized standard deviation of the daily returns for the selected time period.

Calmar Ratio: 0.27

The annualized return divided by the max drawdown for the selected time period.

ETFs related toHEZU

ETFs correlated to HEZU include DBEU, HEDJ, DBEF

HEZU
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EMU ETF
DBEU
DBX ETF Trust - Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF
HEDJ
WisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund
DBEF
DBX ETF Trust - Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
HEFA
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF
IHDG
WisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund
HFXI
IndexIQ ETF Trust - IQ FTSE International Equity Currency Neutral ETF
FEZ
SSgA Active Trust - SPDR EURO Stoxx 50 ETF
EZU
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI EMU ETF
EWQ
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI France ETF
IEV
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Europe ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

Trading Strategies
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OOS Cumulative Return

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OOS Cumulative Return

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FAQ

HEZU is a Global Ex. US Equities ETF. The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EMU ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization equities from developed market countries within the European Monetary Union while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the Euro and the U.S. dollar.Seeks to provide local currency performance of stocks from developed market countries within the EMU (European Monetary Union).

HEZU tracks the MSCI EMU 100% Hedged to USD Index.

No, HEZU is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, HEZU is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on HEZU is -0.0103%. This is the percent change in the value of HEZU over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on HEZU is -0.0099%. This is the percent change in the value of HEZU over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of HEZU for the past year is 0.2247%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to HEZU include VEA, EFA, and EEM.

ETFs correlated to HEZU include DBEU, HEDJ, and DBEF.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to HEZU include EPV, EFZ, and SH.

Disclaimers

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