Short Interest Surges 2,307% at One Firm While Dropping Sharply at Three Others

Kenedix Office Investment short interest surged 2,307% to 18,847 shares in September. Short interest measures how many shares investors have bet will fall. In the Sept. 15 to Sept. 30 window, several other names moved the opposite way: John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (NYSE:HPS) fell 97.5% to 1,034 shares, Klöckner & Co SE fell 96.8% to 2,141, and Alpex Acquisition, NEXON, and Karbon Capital Partners each dropped more than 90%, to 110, 1,612, and 14 shares. HPS days-to-cover was 0.0 against average daily volume of 166,226 shares. The fund rose $0.12 Friday to $11.84 inside a 52-week range of $11.52 to $15.58 and declared a $0.11 monthly dividend payable Oct. 30, 2026, ex-dividend Oct. 13, 2026, for an 11.2% annualized yield. Klöckner shares were flat Friday at $15.15, the high of a one-year $6.10 to $15.15 range. CONTESTED: Weiss Ratings maintained a sell (e+) rating on Karbon Capital Partners. Karbon Capital Partners said it had not selected a merger target.