iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF (NYSEARCA:AOA) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF (NYSEARCA:AOA) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 185,232 shares, an increase of 160.6% from the May 31st total of 71,089 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 121,862 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.5 days. Currently, 0.6% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Trading of iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AOA. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $38,000. Rossby Financial LCC boosted its position in iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF by 3,176.9% during the fourth quarter. Rossby Financial LCC now owns 426 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 413 shares during the period. Sound Income Strategies LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $85,000. NBT Bank N A NY increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF by 1,294.4% in the first quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 1,255 shares of the company’s stock valued at $111,000 after purchasing an additional 1,165 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF by 39.1% in the fourth quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 1,613 shares of the company’s stock valued at $144,000 after purchasing an additional 453 shares during the period.

iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF Stock Performance

Shares of AOA stock opened at $96.55 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $96.32 and its 200-day moving average is $92.77. The stock has a market cap of $3.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.50 and a beta of 0.77. iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF has a 52-week low of $82.40 and a 52-week high of $98.68.

iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF Company Profile

iShares Aggressive Allocation ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares S&P Aggressive Allocation Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P Target Risk Aggressive Index (the Aggressive Allocation Index). The Aggressive Allocation Index seeks to measure the performance of an asset allocation strategy targeted to an aggressive risk profile. The Fund is designed for investors seeking long-term capital appreciation.