Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:KOKU) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:KOKU) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 1,133 shares, an increase of 562.6% from the May 14th total of 171 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 233 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.9 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF Stock Down 1.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA:KOKU traded down $1.63 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $127.10. 125 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 636. Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF has a 12 month low of $105.77 and a 12 month high of $132.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $775.31 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.23 and a beta of 0.96. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $125.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $122.17.

Institutional Trading of Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF stock. Flow Traders U.S. LLC lifted its stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:KOKU) by 7.2% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 18,264 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,234 shares during the quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC owned 0.31% of Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF worth $2,131,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF Company Profile

The Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (KOKU) 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. KOKU was launched on Apr 8, 2020 and is managed by Xtrackers.