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The Korea Fund (KF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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The Korea Fund Short Interest Data

The Korea Fund (KF) has a short interest of 4,700 shares. This marks a -70.99% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.2, indicating that it would take 0.2 days of the average trading volume of 8,050 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
4,700 shares
Previous Short Interest
16,200 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-70.99%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$92,265.70
Short Interest Ratio
0.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
January 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
4,830,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
0.10%
Today's Trading Volume
11,421 shares
Average Trading Volume
8,050 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
142%
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The Korea Fund Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
1/31/20254,700 shares $92,265.70 -71.0%N/A0.2 $19.63
1/15/202516,200 shares $320,760.00 +11.7%N/A0.7 $19.80
12/31/202414,500 shares $267,380.00 -42.0%N/A0.7 $18.44
12/15/202425,000 shares $502,500.00 +252.1%N/A1.2 $20.10
11/30/20247,100 shares $145,337.00 -2.7%N/A0.3 $20.47
11/15/20247,300 shares $144,284.50 +46.0%N/A0.3 $19.77
10/31/20245,000 shares $106,653.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $21.33
10/15/20245,000 shares $112,100.00 +117.4%N/A0.3 $22.42
9/30/20242,300 shares $52,325.00 -78.7%N/A0.1 $22.75
9/15/202410,800 shares $255,420.00 +27.1%N/A0.6 $23.65
8/31/20248,500 shares $214,710.00 -1.2%N/A0.6 $25.26
8/15/20248,600 shares $209,754.00 +41.0%N/A0.9 $24.39
7/31/20246,100 shares $153,225.90 -15.3%N/A0.7 $25.12
7/15/20247,200 shares $184,176.00 +46.9%N/A0.9 $25.58
6/30/20244,900 shares $118,237.00 -18.3%N/A0.5 $24.13
6/15/20246,000 shares $142,080.00 +5.3%N/A0.7 $23.68
5/31/20245,700 shares $132,354.00 +39.0%N/A0.6 $23.22
5/15/20244,100 shares $100,819.00 -25.5%N/A0.2 $24.59
4/30/20245,500 shares $129,855.00 -38.2%N/A0.3 $23.61
4/15/20248,900 shares $208,349.00 -9.2%N/A0.5 $23.41
3/31/20249,800 shares $249,214.00 +29.0%N/A0.5 $25.43
3/15/20247,600 shares $186,808.00 +72.7%N/A0.4 $24.58
2/29/20244,400 shares $105,248.00 +25.7%N/A0.3 $23.92
2/15/20243,500 shares $80,185.00 +118.8%N/A0.3 $22.91
1/31/20241,600 shares $34,544.00 +100.0%N/A0.1 $21.59
1/15/2024800 shares $17,720.00 -46.7%N/A0 $22.15
12/31/20231,500 shares $35,100.00 -16.7%N/A0.1 $23.40
12/15/20231,800 shares $41,274.00 -51.4%N/A0.1 $22.93
11/30/20233,700 shares $81,585.00 -26.0%N/A0.3 $22.05
11/15/20235,000 shares $105,400.00 +284.6%N/A0.4 $21.08
10/31/20231,300 shares $24,141.00 +1,200.0%N/A0.1 $18.57
10/15/2023100 shares $2,056.00 -96.7%N/A0 $20.56
9/30/20233,000 shares $63,090.00 +2,900.0%N/A0.5 $21.03
9/15/2023100 shares $2,229.00 -94.4%N/A0 $22.29
8/31/20231,800 shares $39,582.00 -18.2%N/A0.3 $21.99
8/15/20232,200 shares $48,620.00 -35.3%N/A0.3 $22.10
7/31/20233,400 shares $82,246.00 +385.7%N/A0.5 $24.19
7/15/2023700 shares $16,604.00 -77.4%N/A0.1 $23.72
6/30/20233,100 shares $71,734.00 -53.0%N/A0.3 $23.14
6/15/20236,600 shares $162,492.00 +340.0%N/A0.7 $24.62
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5/31/20231,500 shares $33,450.00 +7.1%N/A0.2 $22.30
5/15/20231,400 shares $29,581.86 -72.6%N/A0.2 $21.13
4/30/20235,100 shares $109,038.00 +104.0%N/A0.5 $21.38
4/15/20232,500 shares $55,125.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $22.05
3/31/20232,500 shares $54,919.25 -40.5%N/A0.2 $21.97
3/15/20234,200 shares $88,242.00 +23.5%N/A0.3 $21.01
2/28/20233,400 shares $74,222.00 +30.8%N/A0.2 $21.83
2/15/20232,600 shares $58,890.00 -38.1%N/A0.2 $22.65
1/31/20234,200 shares $101,262.00 -73.9%N/A0.3 $24.11
1/15/202316,100 shares $378,189.00 +747.4%N/A1 $23.49
12/30/20221,900 shares $39,577.00 -61.2%N/A0.1 $20.83
12/15/20224,900 shares $116,228.00 +88.5%N/A0.3 $23.72
11/30/20222,600 shares $64,974.00 +188.9%N/A0.2 $24.99
11/15/2022900 shares $22,086.00 -43.8%N/A0.1 $24.54
10/31/20221,600 shares $32,720.00 +77.8%N/A0.1 $20.45
10/15/2022900 shares $17,523.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $19.47
9/30/20221,600 shares $30,736.16 +166.7%N/A0.2 $19.21
9/15/2022600 shares $13,332.00 -71.4%N/A0.1 $22.22
8/31/20222,100 shares $51,366.00 +40.0%N/A0.4 $24.46
8/15/20221,500 shares $39,210.00 +200.0%N/A0.3 $26.14
7/31/2022500 shares $12,735.00 +66.7%N/A0.1 $25.47
7/15/2022300 shares $7,305.00 -66.7%N/A0.1 $24.35
6/30/2022900 shares $21,911.94 -82.0%N/A0.1 $24.35
6/15/20225,000 shares $130,500.00 -30.6%N/A0.6 $26.10
5/31/20227,200 shares $207,792.00 +75.6%N/A0.9 $28.86
5/15/20224,100 shares $113,652.00 -68.5%N/A0.5 $27.72
4/30/202213,000 shares $388,050.00 +80.6%N/A1.8 $29.85
4/15/20227,200 shares $215,568.00 +28.6%N/A1 $29.94
3/31/20225,600 shares $168,560.00 +14.3%N/A0.8 $30.10
3/15/20224,900 shares $141,414.00 -5.8%N/A0.7 $28.86
2/28/20225,200 shares $163,124.00 +8.3%N/A0.7 $31.37
2/15/20224,800 shares $151,008.00 -21.3%N/A0.6 $31.46
1/31/20226,100 shares $192,455.00 -39.0%N/A0.7 $31.55
1/15/202210,000 shares $347,500.00 +35.1%N/A1.2 $34.75
12/31/20217,400 shares $254,394.24 +76.2%N/A0.9 $34.38
12/15/20214,200 shares $171,906.00 -4.6%N/A0.6 $40.93
11/30/20214,400 shares $171,688.00 -21.4%N/A0.8 $39.02
11/15/20215,600 shares $229,432.00 -9.7%N/A1.2 $40.97
10/29/20216,200 shares $252,898.00 +55.0%N/A1.4 $40.79
10/15/20214,000 shares $160,546.40 -18.4%N/A0.8 $40.14
9/30/20214,900 shares $200,655.00 +22.5%N/A1 $40.95
9/15/20214,000 shares $171,280.00 -7.0%N/A0.9 $42.82
8/31/20214,300 shares $187,222.00 -14.0%N/A0.9 $43.54
8/13/20215,000 shares $218,350.00 +19.1%N/A1 $43.67
7/30/20214,200 shares $187,698.00 -2.3%N/A0.8 $44.69
7/15/20214,300 shares $195,607.00 +4.9%N/A0.8 $45.49
6/30/20214,100 shares $188,969.00 -43.1%N/A0.7 $46.09
6/15/20217,200 shares $331,056.00 +53.2%N/A1.1 $45.98
5/28/20214,700 shares $213,192.00 +38.2%N/A0.7 $45.36
5/14/20213,400 shares $146,914.00 -37.0%N/A0.5 $43.21
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4/30/20215,400 shares $242,514.00 +390.9%N/A0.8 $44.91
4/15/20211,100 shares $49,456.00 -47.6%N/A0.2 $44.96
3/31/20212,100 shares $90,328.98 +600.0%N/A0.3 $43.01
3/15/2021300 shares $12,861.00 -57.1%N/A0 $42.87
2/26/2021700 shares $30,373.00 -30.0%N/A0.1 $43.39
2/12/20211,000 shares $44,074.50 -80.8%N/A0.1 $44.07
1/29/20215,200 shares $227,812.00 +67.7%N/A0.8 $43.81
1/15/20213,100 shares $136,989.00 +10.7%N/A0.5 $44.19
12/31/20202,800 shares $112,644.00 +300.0%N/A0.5 $40.23
12/15/2020700 shares $27,335.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $39.05
11/30/2020700 shares $25,235.00 -92.8%N/A0.1 $36.05
11/15/20209,700 shares $339,500.00 +54.0%N/A2 $35.00
10/30/20206,300 shares $193,851.00 +43.2%N/A1.4 $30.77
10/15/20204,400 shares $137,786.00 -15.4%N/A0 $31.32
9/30/20205,200 shares $154,180.00 +40.5%N/A1.1 $29.65
9/15/20203,300 shares $101,178.00 -10.8%N/A0.7 $30.66
8/31/20203,700 shares $108,151.00 -27.5%N/A0.8 $29.23
8/14/20205,100 shares $156,111.00 +15.9%N/A1 $30.61
7/31/20204,400 shares $123,640.00 -36.2%N/A0.7 $28.10
7/15/20206,900 shares $188,991.00 +53.3%N/A1.1 $27.39
6/30/20204,500 shares $117,315.00 +7.1%N/A0.6 $26.07
6/15/20204,200 shares $106,932.00 -47.5%N/A0.4 $25.46
5/29/20208,000 shares $201,200.00 +110.5%N/A0.7 $25.15
5/15/20203,800 shares $88,844.00 -51.9%N/A0.3 $23.38
4/30/20207,900 shares $187,230.00 +163.3%N/A0.7 $23.70
4/15/20203,000 shares $68,100.00 -21.1%N/A0.3 $22.70
3/31/20203,800 shares $87,970.00 -42.4%N/A0.4 $23.15
3/13/20206,600 shares $155,364.00 -12.0%0.1%1 $23.54
2/28/20207,500 shares $129,900.00 +19.1%N/A1.2 $17.32

KF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Korea Fund's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of The Korea Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, investors have sold 4,700 shares of KF short. Learn More on The Korea Fund's current short interest.

Is The Korea Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing?

The Korea Fund saw a decrease in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,700 shares, a decrease of 71.0% from the previous total of 16,200 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

How does The Korea Fund's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to The Korea Fund: Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (0.09%), DWS Municipal Income Trust (0.24%), Saratoga Investment Corp. (1.05%), BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (0.17%), Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (0.06%), The Taiwan Fund, Inc. (0.06%), BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. (0.07%), TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. (2.74%), MFS Intermediate Income Trust (0.35%), Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (0.03%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short The Korea Fund stock?

Short selling KF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from The Korea Fund as its price is falling. KF shares are trading down $0.24 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

How does a short squeeze work against The Korea Fund?

A short squeeze for The Korea Fund occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of KF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is The Korea Fund's short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including KF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.



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