Short Interest in iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF (NYSEARCA:AOA) Decreases By 62.1%

iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF (NYSEARCA:AOA) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 28,678 shares, a drop of 62.1% from the July 30th total of 75,740 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 105,147 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AOA. Rossby Financial LCC lifted its holdings in iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF by 3,176.9% during the 4th quarter. Rossby Financial LCC now owns 426 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 413 shares in the last quarter. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $38,000. Continuum Advisory LLC bought a new position in iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $44,000. NBT Bank N A NY grew its stake in iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF by 1,294.4% in the 1st quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 1,255 shares of the company’s stock worth $111,000 after acquiring an additional 1,165 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $155,000.

iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF Stock Down 0.5%

AOA traded down $0.47 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $99.00. 144,023 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 126,510. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $97.66 and a 200 day moving average price of $94.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.27 billion, a PE ratio of 20.50 and a beta of 0.78. iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF has a 52-week low of $84.55 and a 52-week high of $100.03.

About iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF

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.