Matthews Korea Active ETF (MKOR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Matthews Korea Active ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, traders have sold 4,500 shares of MKOR short. Learn More on Matthews Korea Active ETF's current short interest.

Matthews Korea Active ETF saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,500 shares, an increase of 73.1% 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Matthews Korea Active ETF: Nuveen Enhanced Yield U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (0.31%), Franklin FTSE Switzerland ETF (0.51%), OneAscent Emerging Markets ETF (0.40%), Lazard Japanese Equity ETF (0.52%), Pacer Trendpilot Fund of Funds ETF (0.17%), iShares MSCI Ireland ETF (0.23%), FlexShares Developed Markets ex-US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund (0.10%), WisdomTree Target Range Fund (0.10%), Global X MSCI Norway ETF (0.05%), Franklin FTSE Germany ETF (0.22%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MKOR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Matthews Korea Active ETF as its price is falling. MKOR shares are trading up $0.04 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.

A short squeeze for Matthews Korea Active ETF 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 MKOR, 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 MKOR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025.