iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF (NYSEARCA:TOK) Short Interest Up 39.3% in February

iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF (NYSEARCA:TOK) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 549 shares, an increase of 39.3% from the January 29th total of 394 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,717 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 2,717 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF Price Performance

TOK stock traded down $2.06 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $138.66. 1,351 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,067. iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF has a 52 week low of $99.96 and a 52 week high of $142.42. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $140.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $136.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $228.79 million, a PE ratio of 22.74 and a beta of 0.98.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TOK. Flow Traders U.S. LLC boosted its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 44,562 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF in the third quarter valued at $2,094,000. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. boosted its position in iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF by 17.3% during the third 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 during the last quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF by 84.6% during the 3rd quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 4,034 shares of the company’s stock worth $544,000 after acquiring an additional 1,849 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $89,000.

About iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF

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.