Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Inc. (NYSE:IIF – Get Rating) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,700 shares, an increase of 92.9% from the July 15th total of 1,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 21,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund Trading Up 1.2 %

NYSE:IIF traded up $0.30 on Friday, hitting $25.20. The stock had a trading volume of 26,777 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,285. Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund has a 1 year low of $21.57 and a 1 year high of $28.40. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $23.14 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $24.06.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 550,666 shares of the company's stock valued at $12,307,000 after buying an additional 25,298 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its stake in shares of Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 498,828 shares of the company's stock worth $11,148,000 after purchasing an additional 3,000 shares during the last quarter. Strs Ohio increased its stake in shares of Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund by 10.7% during the 2nd quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 54,716 shares of the company's stock worth $1,222,000 after purchasing an additional 5,275 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund by 13.3% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 62,955 shares of the company's stock worth $1,581,000 after purchasing an additional 7,396 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Evergreen Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 58,295 shares of the company's stock worth $1,464,000 after purchasing an additional 1,530 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 51.03% of the company's stock.

Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund Company Profile

Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Inc is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc The fund is co-managed by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Company. It invests in the public equity markets of India. The fund invests in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors.

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