Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Inc. (NYSE:IIF – Get Rating) was the target of a large growth in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 18,200 shares, a growth of 188.9% from the October 31st total of 6,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 34,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Institutional Trading of Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IIF. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its holdings in Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund by 2.3% during the 1st quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 39,736 shares of the company's stock worth $995,000 after purchasing an additional 900 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its stake in Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 26,449 shares of the company's stock worth $664,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Hightower 6M Holding LLC bought a new position in Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund in the 1st quarter worth about $385,000. Karpus Management Inc. increased its stake in Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund by 10.6% in the 1st quarter. Karpus Management Inc. now owns 153,494 shares of the company's stock worth $3,854,000 after acquiring an additional 14,689 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG increased its stake in Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 140,812 shares of the company's stock worth $3,536,000 after acquiring an additional 827 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 50.39% of the company's stock.

Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund Price Performance

Shares of IIF opened at $24.14 on Tuesday. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $23.82 and its 200 day simple moving average is $23.68. Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund has a 52-week low of $21.57 and a 52-week high of $28.39.

About Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund

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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