iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF (NYSEARCA:TOK) Short Interest Up 819.3% in February

iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF (NYSEARCA:TOK) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 5,047 shares, a growth of 819.3% from the February 12th total of 549 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,688 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.0 days. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the company are short sold. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 1,688 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.0 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $89,000. Citadel Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF by 84.6% during the third quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 4,034 shares of the company’s stock worth $544,000 after buying an additional 1,849 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $2,094,000. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF by 17.3% in the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 72,520 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,788,000 after acquiring an additional 10,695 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF by 132.8% in the 2nd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 78,129 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,842,000 after acquiring an additional 44,562 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF Price Performance

iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF stock traded down $0.24 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $137.72. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 312 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,983. The company has a market cap of $227.24 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.74 and a beta of 0.98. iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF has a 1-year low of $99.96 and a 1-year high of $142.42. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $140.17 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $137.11.

iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF (TOK) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Kokusai (World ex Japan) index. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of large- and mid-cap developed market stocks outside of Japan. TOK was launched on Dec 10, 2007 and is managed by BlackRock.