iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF (NYSEARCA:AOM) Short Interest Update

iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF (NYSEARCA:AOM) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 16,172 shares, a drop of 48.3% from the April 30th total of 31,270 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 120,043 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Weitzel Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF by 3.9% in the first quarter. Weitzel Financial Services Inc. now owns 313,078 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,846,000 after acquiring an additional 11,814 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF by 6.7% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 281,931 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,995,000 after acquiring an additional 17,790 shares during the last quarter. American Trust lifted its stake in iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. American Trust now owns 98,698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,696,000 after acquiring an additional 613 shares during the last quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $4,460,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF by 148.3% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 45,472 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,094,000 after buying an additional 27,156 shares during the period.

iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF Price Performance

AOM stock traded up $0.06 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $49.94. The stock had a trading volume of 206,076 shares, compared to its average volume of 162,470. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.76 billion, a PE ratio of 19.75 and a beta of 0.51. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $48.51 and a 200 day simple moving average of $48.31. iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF has a fifty-two week low of $44.62 and a fifty-two week high of $50.00.

iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF Company Profile

iShares Moderate Allocation ETF, formerly iShares S&P Moderate Allocation Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P Target Risk Moderate Index (the Moderate Allocation Index). The Moderate Allocation Index seeks to measure the performance of an asset allocation strategy targeted to a moderate risk profile. The Fund is designed for investors seeking current income, some capital preservation and an opportunity for moderate to low capital appreciation.