iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF (NYSEARCA:TOK) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF (NYSEARCA:TOK) saw a significant decline in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 172 shares, a decline of 73.5% from the November 30th total of 650 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 846 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Based on an average trading volume of 846 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in TOK. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management UK Ltd. grew its position in iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF by 6.4% during the second quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management UK Ltd. now owns 154,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,412,000 after buying an additional 9,300 shares in the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC boosted its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 17,310 shares during the last quarter. 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 worth $9,788,000 after purchasing an additional 10,695 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $2,094,000. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF by 84.6% in the third quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 4,034 shares of the company’s stock worth $544,000 after purchasing an additional 1,849 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF stock traded down $0.09 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $139.47. 8,176 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,456. iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF has a 52 week low of $99.96 and a 52 week high of $139.60. The firm has a market cap of $230.13 million, a PE ratio of 22.74 and a beta of 0.98. The company’s fifty day moving average is $137.01 and its 200-day moving average is $132.13.

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.