Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $9.04 -0.01 (-0.10%) Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.04 0.00 (-0.01%) As of 05/2/2025 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Short Interest DataJapan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF) has a short interest of 39,200 shares, representing 0.11% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 37.54% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.5, indicating that it would take 0.5 days of the average trading volume of 70,200 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest39,200 sharesPrevious Short Interest28,500 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+37.54%Dollar Volume Sold Short$323,988.00Short Interest Ratio0.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 15, 2025Outstanding Shares35,224,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.11%Today's Trading Volume101,684 sharesAverage Trading Volume70,200 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average145% Short Selling Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartJOF Short Interest Over TimeJOF Days to Cover Over TimeJOF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/15/202539,200 shares $323,988.00 +37.5%0.1%0.5 $8.27 3/31/202528,500 shares $238,260.00 +25.0%0.1%0.4 $8.36 3/15/202522,800 shares $190,950.00 -33.5%0.1%0.4 $8.38 2/28/202534,300 shares $271,313.00 +91.6%0.1%0.5 $7.91 2/15/202517,900 shares $142,126.00 +59.8%0.1%0.3 $7.94 1/31/202511,200 shares $86,296.00 -52.9%N/A0.2 $7.71 1/15/202523,800 shares $179,690.00 +71.2%N/A0.3 $7.55 12/31/202413,900 shares $106,613.00 -50.9%N/A0.2 $7.67 12/15/202428,300 shares $226,400.00 +371.7%N/A0.4 $8.00 11/30/20246,000 shares $47,100.00 +53.9%N/A0.1 $7.85 Get the Latest News and Ratings for JOF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/15/20243,900 shares $29,406.00 -73.7%N/A0.1 $7.54 10/31/202414,800 shares $113,072.00 +92.2%N/A0.2 $7.64 10/15/20247,700 shares $60,753.00 -38.4%N/A0.1 $7.89 9/30/202412,500 shares $103,125.00 +78.6%N/A0.2 $8.25 9/15/20247,000 shares $55,580.00 +94.4%N/A0.1 $7.94 8/31/20243,600 shares $28,908.00 -49.3%N/A0.1 $8.03 8/15/20247,100 shares $54,883.00 +343.8%N/A0.1 $7.73 7/31/20241,600 shares $12,896.00 -87.0%N/A0 $8.06 7/15/202412,300 shares $95,681.70 -35.3%N/A0.3 $7.78 6/30/202419,000 shares $144,020.00 +9.2%N/A0.4 $7.58 6/15/202417,400 shares $131,718.00 -16.4%N/A0.4 $7.57 5/31/202420,800 shares $162,240.00 +34.2%N/A0.4 $7.80 5/15/202415,500 shares $121,210.00 +28.1%N/A0.3 $7.82 4/30/202412,100 shares $91,839.00 +536.8%N/A0.3 $7.59 4/15/20241,900 shares $14,668.00 -76.8%N/A0 $7.72 3/31/20248,200 shares $65,436.00 +203.7%N/A0.2 $7.98 3/15/20242,700 shares $21,303.00 -71.9%N/A0.1 $7.89 2/29/20249,600 shares $75,072.00 +41.2%N/A0.2 $7.82 2/15/20246,800 shares $52,088.00 +9.7%N/A0.2 $7.66 1/31/20246,200 shares $46,996.00 +195.2%N/A0.1 $7.58 1/15/20242,100 shares $16,359.00 -86.2%N/A0 $7.79 12/31/202315,200 shares $115,368.00 +46.2%N/A0.3 $7.59 12/15/202310,400 shares $78,520.00 +10,300.0%N/A0.2 $7.55 11/30/2023100 shares $727.00 -98.4%N/A0 $7.27 11/15/20236,400 shares $45,248.00 -44.8%N/A0.2 $7.07 10/31/202311,600 shares $79,692.00 -60.8%N/A0.3 $6.87 10/15/202329,600 shares $206,312.00 -11.1%N/A0.8 $6.97 9/30/202333,300 shares $236,763.00 +0.9%N/A1 $7.11 9/15/202333,000 shares $242,880.00 +8.2%N/A1 $7.36 8/31/202330,500 shares $225,395.00 +1.7%N/A0.9 $7.39Trump’s treachery (Ad)Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to move your money now.Millions of Americans are about to be wiped out, while others could make a fortune… click here to ma 8/15/202330,000 shares $215,400.00 +18.6%N/A0.7 $7.18 7/31/202325,300 shares $188,864.50 -10.3%N/A0.5 $7.47 7/15/202328,200 shares $205,014.00 +43.9%N/A0.6 $7.27 6/30/202319,600 shares $141,120.00 -47.9%N/A0.4 $7.20 6/15/202337,600 shares $285,008.00 -46.2%N/A0.9 $7.58 5/31/202369,900 shares $498,387.00 +202.6%N/A1.4 $7.13 5/15/202323,100 shares $165,858.00 +57.1%N/A0.5 $7.18 4/30/202314,700 shares $102,312.00 -19.2%N/A0.4 $6.96 4/15/202318,200 shares $125,580.00 +54.2%N/A0.5 $6.90 3/31/202311,800 shares $81,538.00 +26.9%N/A0.3 $6.91 3/15/20239,300 shares $61,473.00 -5.1%N/A0.2 $6.61 2/28/20239,800 shares $66,346.00 +40.0%N/A0.2 $6.77 2/15/20237,000 shares $47,670.00 +125.8%N/A0.2 $6.81 1/31/20233,100 shares $21,483.00 -77.7%N/A0.1 $6.93 1/15/202313,900 shares $94,103.00 -13.7%N/A0.3 $6.77 12/30/202216,100 shares $104,328.00 -25.5%N/A0.3 $6.48 12/15/202221,600 shares $138,456.00 -11.1%N/A0.3 $6.41 11/30/202224,300 shares $157,464.00 +35.8%N/A0.4 $6.48 11/15/202217,900 shares $110,801.00 +98.9%N/A0.3 $6.19 10/31/20229,000 shares $51,210.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $5.69 10/15/20229,000 shares $51,030.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $5.67 9/30/20227,500 shares $43,950.00 -59.5%N/A0.2 $5.86 9/15/202218,500 shares $112,665.00 +1.1%N/A0.4 $6.09 8/31/202218,300 shares $115,656.00 +177.3%N/A0.5 $6.32 8/15/20226,600 shares $44,220.00 -59.0%N/A0.2 $6.70 7/31/202216,100 shares $106,260.00 +7.3%N/A0.5 $6.60 7/15/202215,000 shares $93,900.00 -31.5%N/A0.4 $6.26 6/30/202221,900 shares $138,408.00 -20.1%N/A0.5 $6.32 6/15/202227,400 shares $173,990.00 +46.5%N/A0.6 $6.35 5/31/202218,700 shares $121,550.00 -52.1%N/A0.3 $6.50 5/15/202239,000 shares $255,450.00 +44.4%N/A0.6 $6.55 4/30/202227,000 shares $181,170.00 +57.9%N/A0.4 $6.71 4/15/202217,100 shares $116,451.00 +16.3%N/A0.3 $6.81 3/31/202214,700 shares $105,252.00 -19.2%N/A0.2 $7.16 3/15/202218,200 shares $131,404.00 +51.7%N/A0.2 $7.22 2/28/202212,000 shares $91,560.00 -67.7%N/A0.2 $7.63 2/15/202237,100 shares $287,154.00 +0.3%N/A0.5 $7.74 1/31/202237,000 shares $282,310.00 +158.7%N/A0.5 $7.63 1/15/202214,300 shares $112,827.00 -51.5%N/A0.2 $7.89 12/31/202129,500 shares $232,165.00 +288.2%N/A0.5 $7.87 12/15/20217,600 shares $63,688.00 +7,500.0%N/A0.1 $8.38 11/30/2021100 shares $801.00 -98.0%N/A0 $8.01 11/15/20214,900 shares $42,434.00 +11.4%N/A0.1 $8.66 10/29/20214,400 shares $38,764.00 +76.0%N/A0.1 $8.81 10/15/20212,500 shares $22,300.00 -61.5%N/A0.1 $8.92 9/30/20216,500 shares $58,825.00 +333.3%N/A0.2 $9.05 9/15/20211,500 shares $14,415.00 -78.9%N/A0 $9.61 8/31/20217,100 shares $65,036.00 -34.3%N/A0.2 $9.16 8/13/202110,800 shares $98,064.00 +500.0%N/A0.4 $9.08 7/30/20211,800 shares $15,948.00 +1,700.0%N/A0.1 $8.86Trump’s treachery (Ad)Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to move your money now.Millions of Americans are about to be wiped out, while others could make a fortune… click here to ma 7/15/2021100 shares $899.00 -97.3%N/A0 $8.99 6/30/20213,700 shares $33,374.00 -63.0%N/A0.1 $9.02 6/15/202110,000 shares $92,000.00 +1.0%N/A0.2 $9.20 5/28/20219,900 shares $90,585.00 -27.2%N/A0.2 $9.15 5/14/202113,600 shares $121,040.00 -62.3%N/A0.3 $8.90 4/30/202136,100 shares $332,842.00 +4.9%N/A0.7 $9.22 4/15/202134,400 shares $324,736.00 +39.8%N/A0.6 $9.44 3/31/202124,600 shares $230,256.00 +79.6%N/A0.4 $9.36 3/15/202113,700 shares $126,314.00 -32.8%N/A0.2 $9.22 2/26/202120,400 shares $184,824.00 +40.7%N/A0.3 $9.06 2/12/202114,500 shares $135,575.00 -27.5%N/A0.2 $9.35 1/29/202120,000 shares $176,600.00 -17.0%N/A0.2 $8.83 1/15/202124,100 shares $225,335.00 +338.2%N/A0.3 $9.35 12/31/20205,500 shares $50,160.00 -84.8%N/A0.1 $9.12 12/15/202036,200 shares $352,226.00 No ChangeN/A0.6 $9.73 11/30/202036,200 shares $344,986.00 +156.7%N/A0.6 $9.53 11/15/202014,100 shares $126,618.00 +281.1%N/A0.4 $8.98 10/30/20203,700 shares $30,932.00 -72.8%N/A0.1 $8.36 10/15/202013,600 shares $114,376.00 -60.4%N/A0 $8.41 9/30/202034,300 shares $297,381.00 +34,200.0%N/A1 $8.67 9/15/202021,300 shares $184,458.00 +21,200.0%N/A0.6 $8.66 JOF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 39,200 shares of JOF short. 0.11% of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's current short interest. What is a good short interest percentage for Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.11% of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 39,200 shares, an increase of 37.5% from the previous total of 28,500 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 Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.11% of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund: MidCap Financial Investment Co. (0.85%), New Mountain Finance Co. (1.89%), Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (0.49%), BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. (0.13%), Barings BDC, Inc. (0.71%), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (0.08%), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (0.12%), PIMCO High Income Fund (0.07%), Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (0.71%), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (0.07%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund stock? Short selling JOF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund as its price is falling. JOF shares are trading down $0.01 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 Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund? A short squeeze for Japan Smaller Capitalization 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 JOF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Japan Smaller Capitalization 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 JOF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025. 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