Short Interest in iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF (NYSEARCA:TOK) Declines By 79.2%

iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF (NYSEARCA:TOK) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 710 shares, a decrease of 79.2% from the April 15th total of 3,411 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 902 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold.

iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA:TOK opened at $148.88 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF has a 12 month low of $118.65 and a 12 month high of $149.03. The company has a market cap of $245.65 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.74 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $139.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $138.86.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Flow Traders U.S. LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF by 22.2% during the 3rd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 95,439 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,882,000 after purchasing an additional 17,310 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $2,094,000. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 10,695 shares during the last quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF by 84.6% during the third quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 4,034 shares of the company’s stock valued at $544,000 after buying an additional 1,849 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $89,000.

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.