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

iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF (NYSEARCA:TOK) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during 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. Based on an average daily volume of 1,676 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 1,676 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $89,000. Citadel Advisors LLC boosted its position 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 worth $544,000 after acquiring an additional 1,849 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF during the third quarter worth $2,094,000. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its stake 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC increased its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 44,562 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF Trading Up 0.1%

TOK opened at $140.57 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $137.89 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $133.97. The company has a market capitalization of $231.94 million, a PE ratio of 22.74 and a beta of 0.98. iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF has a 1-year low of $99.96 and a 1-year high of $141.07.

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.