iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF (NYSEARCA:TOK) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF (NYSEARCA:TOK) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 240 shares, a growth of 39.5% from the December 15th total of 172 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,676 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,676 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold.

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 TOK. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management UK Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF by 6.4% during the 2nd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management UK Ltd. now owns 154,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,412,000 after buying an additional 9,300 shares during the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF by 132.8% in the second 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 during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $89,000. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $2,094,000. Finally, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF by 17.3% during the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 72,520 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,788,000 after purchasing an additional 10,695 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA TOK traded up $0.17 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $140.57. The company had a trading volume of 163 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,942. iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF has a twelve month low of $99.96 and a twelve month high of $141.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $231.94 million, a PE ratio of 22.74 and a beta of 0.98. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $137.89 and its 200-day moving average is $133.85.

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.