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

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Continuum Advisory LLC bought a new position in iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF during the second quarter worth about $44,000. Weitzel Financial Services Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF by 10.1% during the second quarter. Weitzel Financial Services Inc. now owns 9,611 shares of the company’s stock worth $928,000 after acquiring an additional 879 shares during the last quarter. Worth Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Worth Asset Management LLC now owns 23,586 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,302,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares during the period. CX Institutional raised its position in shares of iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF by 201.0% during the second quarter. CX Institutional now owns 82,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,072,000 after purchasing an additional 55,223 shares during the period. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF by 33.0% during the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 2,845 shares of the company’s stock worth $252,000 after buying an additional 706 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF stock traded down $0.35 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $99.12. 174,178 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 126,703. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $97.68 and a 200 day simple moving average of $94.93. iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF has a fifty-two week low of $84.55 and a fifty-two week high of $100.03. The company has a market cap of $3.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.50 and a beta of 0.78.

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.