iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF (NYSEARCA:AOA) Short Interest Update

iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF (NYSEARCA:AOA) saw a significant increase in short interest in 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. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 256,593 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days. Currently, 0.6% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. CX Institutional increased its position in shares of iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. CX Institutional now owns 94,420 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,456,000 after buying an additional 559 shares during the period. Western Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF by 1,467.1% during the fourth quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC now owns 77,824 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,970,000 after acquiring an additional 72,858 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Legacy Financial Group LLC now owns 75,053 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,889,000 after acquiring an additional 1,693 shares during the period. Align Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $6,245,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF by 26.4% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 59,420 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,237,000 after acquiring an additional 12,409 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF Price Performance

iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF stock opened at $86.30 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $91.28 and its 200 day moving average is $89.87. The firm has a market cap of $2.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.50 and a beta of 0.79. iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF has a one year low of $68.45 and a one year high of $93.99.

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.