iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF (NYSEARCA:AOR) Short Interest Update

iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF (NYSEARCA:AOR) saw a large decline in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 64,592 shares, a decline of 39.7% from the August 15th total of 107,125 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 307,576 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF Price Performance

AOR stock traded down $0.23 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $68.94. The company had a trading volume of 44,029 shares, compared to its average volume of 375,829. The company has a market capitalization of $3.66 billion, a PE ratio of 19.83 and a beta of 0.65. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $69.32 and a 200 day moving average of $68.08. iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF has a 12 month low of $62.96 and a 12 month high of $70.49.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. NBT Bank N A NY grew its position in iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF by 157,167.7% during the first quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 102,224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,578,000 after buying an additional 102,159 shares during the period. Worth Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF by 7.6% in the second quarter. Worth Asset Management LLC now owns 742,669 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,615,000 after buying an additional 52,693 shares in the last quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. raised its position in shares of iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF by 1,205.7% in the first quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 8,996 shares of the company’s stock worth $579,000 after acquiring an additional 8,307 shares during the period. Continuum Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $400,000. Finally, Wealthquest Corp purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $310,000.

iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF Company Profile

iShares Growth Allocation ETF, formerly iShares S&P Growth Allocation Fund (the Fund), is an open-end management investment company. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P Target Risk Growth Index (the Growth Allocation Index). The Growth Allocation Index seeks to measure the performance of an asset allocation strategy targeted to a growth-focused risk profile. The Fund is designed for investors seeking moderate capital appreciation and opportunity for current income and capital preservation.