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

$24.97 -0.58 (-2.27%)

Closing price 06/13/2025 03:38 PM Eastern

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$24.93 -0.04 (-0.16%)

As of 06/13/2025 04:04 PM Eastern

The Korea Fund Short Interest Data

The Korea Fund (KF) has a short interest of 14,200 shares, representing 0.73% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 118.46% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.8, indicating that it would take 0.8 days of the average trading volume of 17,413 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 14,200 shares
Previous Short Interest: 6,500 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: +118.46%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $317.65 thousand
Short Interest Ratio: 0.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: May 31, 2025

Outstanding Shares: 4,833,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 0.73%
Today's Trading Volume: 13,012 shares
Average Trading Volume: 17,413 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 75%

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KF Short Interest Over Time

KF Days to Cover Over Time

KF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

The Korea Fund Short Interest History

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Report Date	Total Shares Sold Short	Dollar Volume Sold Short	Change from Previous Report	Percentage of Float Shorted	Days to Cover	Price on Report Date
5/31/2025	14,200 shares	$317.65 thousand	+118.5%	0.7%	0.8	$22.37
5/15/2025	6,500 shares	$139.88 thousand	No Change	0.3%	0.4	$21.52
4/15/2025	5,800 shares	$116 thousand	+123.1%	0.3%	0.5	$20.00
3/31/2025	2,600 shares	$52.05 thousand	-62.3%	0.1%	0.2	$20.02
3/15/2025	6,900 shares	$141.01 thousand	+32.7%	0.4%	0.5	$20.44
2/28/2025	5,200 shares	$106.05 thousand	-40.2%	0.3%	0.4	$20.39
2/15/2025	8,700 shares	$181.35 thousand	+85.1%	0.4%	0.5	$20.85
1/31/2025	4,700 shares	$92.27 thousand	-71.0%	N/A	0.2	$19.63
1/15/2025	16,200 shares	$320.76 thousand	+11.7%	N/A	0.7	$19.80
12/31/2024	14,500 shares	$267.38 thousand	-42.0%	N/A	0.7	$18.44
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12/15/2024	25,000 shares	$502.50 thousand	+252.1%	N/A	1.2	$20.10
11/30/2024	7,100 shares	$145.34 thousand	-2.7%	N/A	0.3	$20.47
11/15/2024	7,300 shares	$144.28 thousand	+46.0%	N/A	0.3	$19.77
10/31/2024	5,000 shares	$106.65 thousand	No Change	N/A	0.2	$21.33
10/15/2024	5,000 shares	$112.10 thousand	+117.4%	N/A	0.3	$22.42
9/30/2024	2,300 shares	$52.33 thousand	-78.7%	N/A	0.1	$22.75
9/15/2024	10,800 shares	$255.42 thousand	+27.1%	N/A	0.6	$23.65
8/31/2024	8,500 shares	$214.71 thousand	-1.2%	N/A	0.6	$25.26
8/15/2024	8,600 shares	$209.75 thousand	+41.0%	N/A	0.9	$24.39
7/31/2024	6,100 shares	$153.23 thousand	-15.3%	N/A	0.7	$25.12
7/15/2024	7,200 shares	$184.18 thousand	+46.9%	N/A	0.9	$25.58
6/30/2024	4,900 shares	$118.24 thousand	-18.3%	N/A	0.5	$24.13
6/15/2024	6,000 shares	$142.08 thousand	+5.3%	N/A	0.7	$23.68
5/31/2024	5,700 shares	$132.35 thousand	+39.0%	N/A	0.6	$23.22
5/15/2024	4,100 shares	$100.82 thousand	-25.5%	N/A	0.2	$24.59
4/30/2024	5,500 shares	$129.86 thousand	-38.2%	N/A	0.3	$23.61
4/15/2024	8,900 shares	$208.35 thousand	-9.2%	N/A	0.5	$23.41
3/31/2024	9,800 shares	$249.21 thousand	+29.0%	N/A	0.5	$25.43
3/15/2024	7,600 shares	$186.81 thousand	+72.7%	N/A	0.4	$24.58
2/29/2024	4,400 shares	$105.25 thousand	+25.7%	N/A	0.3	$23.92
2/15/2024	3,500 shares	$80.19 thousand	+118.8%	N/A	0.3	$22.91
1/31/2024	1,600 shares	$34.54 thousand	+100.0%	N/A	0.1	$21.59
1/15/2024	800 shares	$17.72 thousand	-46.7%	N/A	0	$22.15
12/31/2023	1,500 shares	$35.10 thousand	-16.7%	N/A	0.1	$23.40
12/15/2023	1,800 shares	$41.27 thousand	-51.4%	N/A	0.1	$22.93
11/30/2023	3,700 shares	$81.59 thousand	-26.0%	N/A	0.3	$22.05
11/15/2023	5,000 shares	$105.40 thousand	+284.6%	N/A	0.4	$21.08
10/31/2023	1,300 shares	$24.14 thousand	+1,200.0%	N/A	0.1	$18.57
10/15/2023	100 shares	$2.06 thousand	-96.7%	N/A	0	$20.56
9/30/2023	3,000 shares	$63.09 thousand	+2,900.0%	N/A	0.5	$21.03
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9/15/2023	100 shares	$2.23 thousand	-94.4%	N/A	0	$22.29
8/31/2023	1,800 shares	$39.58 thousand	-18.2%	N/A	0.3	$21.99
8/15/2023	2,200 shares	$48.62 thousand	-35.3%	N/A	0.3	$22.10
7/31/2023	3,400 shares	$82.25 thousand	+385.7%	N/A	0.5	$24.19
7/15/2023	700 shares	$16.60 thousand	-77.4%	N/A	0.1	$23.72
6/30/2023	3,100 shares	$71.73 thousand	-53.0%	N/A	0.3	$23.14
6/15/2023	6,600 shares	$162.49 thousand	+340.0%	N/A	0.7	$24.62
5/31/2023	1,500 shares	$33.45 thousand	+7.1%	N/A	0.2	$22.30
5/15/2023	1,400 shares	$29.58 thousand	-72.6%	N/A	0.2	$21.13
4/30/2023	5,100 shares	$109.04 thousand	+104.0%	N/A	0.5	$21.38
4/15/2023	2,500 shares	$55.13 thousand	No Change	N/A	0.2	$22.05
3/31/2023	2,500 shares	$54.92 thousand	-40.5%	N/A	0.2	$21.97
3/15/2023	4,200 shares	$88.24 thousand	+23.5%	N/A	0.3	$21.01
2/28/2023	3,400 shares	$74.22 thousand	+30.8%	N/A	0.2	$21.83
2/15/2023	2,600 shares	$58.89 thousand	-38.1%	N/A	0.2	$22.65
1/31/2023	4,200 shares	$101.26 thousand	-73.9%	N/A	0.3	$24.11
1/15/2023	16,100 shares	$378.19 thousand	+747.4%	N/A	1	$23.49
12/30/2022	1,900 shares	$39.58 thousand	-61.2%	N/A	0.1	$20.83
12/15/2022	4,900 shares	$116.23 thousand	+88.5%	N/A	0.3	$23.72
11/30/2022	2,600 shares	$64.97 thousand	+188.9%	N/A	0.2	$24.99
11/15/2022	900 shares	$22.09 thousand	-43.8%	N/A	0.1	$24.54
10/31/2022	1,600 shares	$32.72 thousand	+77.8%	N/A	0.1	$20.45
10/15/2022	900 shares	$17.52 thousand	No Change	N/A	0.1	$19.47
9/30/2022	1,600 shares	$30.74 thousand	+166.7%	N/A	0.2	$19.21
9/15/2022	600 shares	$13.33 thousand	-71.4%	N/A	0.1	$22.22
8/31/2022	2,100 shares	$51.37 thousand	+40.0%	N/A	0.4	$24.46
8/15/2022	1,500 shares	$39.21 thousand	+200.0%	N/A	0.3	$26.14
7/31/2022	500 shares	$12.74 thousand	+66.7%	N/A	0.1	$25.47
7/15/2022	300 shares	$7.31 thousand	-66.7%	N/A	0.1	$24.35
6/30/2022	900 shares	$21.91 thousand	-82.0%	N/A	0.1	$24.35
6/15/2022	5,000 shares	$130.50 thousand	-30.6%	N/A	0.6	$26.10
5/31/2022	7,200 shares	$207.79 thousand	+75.6%	N/A	0.9	$28.86
5/15/2022	4,100 shares	$113.65 thousand	-68.5%	N/A	0.5	$27.72
4/30/2022	13,000 shares	$388.05 thousand	+80.6%	N/A	1.8	$29.85
4/15/2022	7,200 shares	$215.57 thousand	+28.6%	N/A	1	$29.94
3/31/2022	5,600 shares	$168.56 thousand	+14.3%	N/A	0.8	$30.10
3/15/2022	4,900 shares	$141.41 thousand	-5.8%	N/A	0.7	$28.86
2/28/2022	5,200 shares	$163.12 thousand	+8.3%	N/A	0.7	$31.37
2/15/2022	4,800 shares	$151.01 thousand	-21.3%	N/A	0.6	$31.46
1/31/2022	6,100 shares	$192.46 thousand	-39.0%	N/A	0.7	$31.55
1/15/2022	10,000 shares	$347.50 thousand	+35.1%	N/A	1.2	$34.75
12/31/2021	7,400 shares	$254.39 thousand	+76.2%	N/A	0.9	$34.38
12/15/2021	4,200 shares	$171.91 thousand	-4.6%	N/A	0.6	$40.93
11/30/2021	4,400 shares	$171.69 thousand	-21.4%	N/A	0.8	$39.02
11/15/2021	5,600 shares	$229.43 thousand	-9.7%	N/A	1.2	$40.97
10/29/2021	6,200 shares	$252.90 thousand	+55.0%	N/A	1.4	$40.79
10/15/2021	4,000 shares	$160.55 thousand	-18.4%	N/A	0.8	$40.14
9/30/2021	4,900 shares	$200.66 thousand	+22.5%	N/A	1	$40.95
9/15/2021	4,000 shares	$171.28 thousand	-7.0%	N/A	0.9	$42.82
8/31/2021	4,300 shares	$187.22 thousand	-14.0%	N/A	0.9	$43.54
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8/13/2021	5,000 shares	$218.35 thousand	+19.1%	N/A	1	$43.67
7/30/2021	4,200 shares	$187.70 thousand	-2.3%	N/A	0.8	$44.69
7/15/2021	4,300 shares	$195.61 thousand	+4.9%	N/A	0.8	$45.49
6/30/2021	4,100 shares	$188.97 thousand	-43.1%	N/A	0.7	$46.09
6/15/2021	7,200 shares	$331.06 thousand	+53.2%	N/A	1.1	$45.98
5/28/2021	4,700 shares	$213.19 thousand	+38.2%	N/A	0.7	$45.36
5/14/2021	3,400 shares	$146.91 thousand	-37.0%	N/A	0.5	$43.21
4/30/2021	5,400 shares	$242.51 thousand	+390.9%	N/A	0.8	$44.91
4/15/2021	1,100 shares	$49.46 thousand	-47.6%	N/A	0.2	$44.96
3/31/2021	2,100 shares	$90.33 thousand	+600.0%	N/A	0.3	$43.01
3/15/2021	300 shares	$12.86 thousand	-57.1%	N/A	0	$42.87
2/26/2021	700 shares	$30.37 thousand	-30.0%	N/A	0.1	$43.39
2/12/2021	1,000 shares	$44.07 thousand	-80.8%	N/A	0.1	$44.07
1/29/2021	5,200 shares	$227.81 thousand	+67.7%	N/A	0.8	$43.81
1/15/2021	3,100 shares	$136.99 thousand	+10.7%	N/A	0.5	$44.19
12/31/2020	2,800 shares	$112.64 thousand	+300.0%	N/A	0.5	$40.23
12/15/2020	700 shares	$27.34 thousand	No Change	N/A	0.2	$39.05
11/30/2020	700 shares	$25.24 thousand	-92.8%	N/A	0.1	$36.05
11/15/2020	9,700 shares	$339.50 thousand	+54.0%	N/A	2	$35.00
10/30/2020	6,300 shares	$193.85 thousand	+43.2%	N/A	1.4	$30.77
10/15/2020	4,400 shares	$137.79 thousand	-15.4%	N/A	0	$31.32
9/30/2020	5,200 shares	$154.18 thousand	+40.5%	N/A	1.1	$29.65
9/15/2020	3,300 shares	$101.18 thousand	-10.8%	N/A	0.7	$30.66
8/31/2020	3,700 shares	$108.15 thousand	-27.5%	N/A	0.8	$29.23
8/14/2020	5,100 shares	$156.11 thousand	+15.9%	N/A	1	$30.61
7/31/2020	4,400 shares	$123.64 thousand	-36.2%	N/A	0.7	$28.10
7/15/2020	6,900 shares	$188.99 thousand	+53.3%	N/A	1.1	$27.39
6/30/2020	4,500 shares	$117.32 thousand	+7.1%	N/A	0.6	$26.07
6/15/2020	4,200 shares	$106.93 thousand	-47.5%	N/A	0.4	$25.46

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 May 31st, traders have sold 14,200 shares of KF short. 0.73% 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 ratio for The Korea Fund?: The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. KF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on The Korea Fund's short interest ratio.
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. 0.73% 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 May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 14,200 shares, an increase of 118.5% from the previous total of 6,500 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 The Korea Fund's short interest compare to its competitors?: 0.73% 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: Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc. (0.06%), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (0.55%), BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (0.05%), Barings Corporate Investors (0.14%), Saratoga Investment Corp. (1.80%), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. (0.13%), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc. (0.07%), Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (0.17%), DWS Municipal Income Trust (0.48%), Virtus Global Dividend & Income Fund Inc. (0.10%),
Which stocks are the most shorted right now?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 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 $0.58 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 May, 31 2025.

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