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

iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF (NYSEARCA:AOA) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 177,334 shares, an increase of 47.6% from the February 26th total of 120,122 shares. Currently, 0.6% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 256,593 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days.

iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF Stock Performance

Shares of AOA traded down $1.03 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $86.30. The stock had a trading volume of 204,086 shares, compared to its average volume of 150,334. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.50 and a beta of 0.79. iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF has a fifty-two week low of $68.45 and a fifty-two week high of $93.99. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $91.28 and a 200 day moving average price of $89.84.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 9,883 shares of the company’s stock valued at $885,000 after buying an additional 121 shares during the period. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. raised its position in iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 4,430 shares of the company’s stock valued at $397,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF by 7.0% during the 3rd quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 3,403 shares of the company’s stock worth $300,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares during the period. Nvwm LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. Nvwm LLC now owns 4,251 shares of the company’s stock worth $381,000 after acquiring an additional 227 shares during the period. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc raised its position in iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF by 13.9% in the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,885 shares of the company’s stock worth $166,000 after acquiring an additional 230 shares in the last quarter.

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.