The Korea Fund (KF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $21.80 +0.27 (+1.25%) Closing price 05/23/2025 03:49 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.80 0.00 (0.00%) As of 05/23/2025 04:04 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 The Korea Fund Short Interest DataThe Korea Fund (KF) has a short interest of 5,800 shares, representing 0.30% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 123.08% 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 16,646 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest5,800 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,600 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+123.08%Dollar Volume Sold Short$116,000.00Short Interest Ratio0.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 15, 2025Outstanding Shares4,833,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.30%Today's Trading Volume32,877 sharesAverage Trading Volume16,646 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average198% Short Selling The Korea Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for The Korea 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 ChartKF Short Interest Over TimeKF Days to Cover Over TimeKF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time The Korea 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 4/15/20255,800 shares $116,000.00 +123.1%0.3%0.5 $20.00 3/31/20252,600 shares $52,049.40 -62.3%0.1%0.2 $20.02 3/15/20256,900 shares $141,008.40 +32.7%0.4%0.5 $20.44 2/28/20255,200 shares $106,048.80 -40.2%0.3%0.4 $20.39 2/15/20258,700 shares $181,351.50 +85.1%0.4%0.5 $20.85 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 Get the Latest News and Ratings for KF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for The Korea Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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 $21.99A grave, grave error. 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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 April 15th, investors have sold 5,800 shares of KF short. 0.30% of The Korea Fund's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on The Korea Fund's current short interest. What is a good short interest percentage for The Korea 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. 0.30% of The Korea Fund's floating shares are currently sold short. Is The Korea Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? The Korea Fund saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,800 shares, an increase of 123.1% from the previous total of 2,600 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? 0.30% of The Korea Fund's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to The Korea Fund: BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (0.20%), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (0.34%), Barings Corporate Investors (0.07%), Saratoga Investment Corp. (1.46%), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. (0.13%), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc. (0.06%), Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (0.08%), DWS Municipal Income Trust (0.58%), Virtus Global Dividend & Income Fund Inc. (0.11%), BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (0.26%), 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 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 up $0.27 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 appreciates 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. 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