Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment (JRFIF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 31st, traders have sold 900 shares of JRFIF short. Learn More on Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment's current short interest.

Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment saw a decrease in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 900 shares, a decrease of 18.2% from the previous total of 1,100 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.

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.

Short selling JRFIF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment as its price is falling. 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.

A short squeeze for Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment 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 JRFIF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

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