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

iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF (NYSEARCA:AOM) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 34,925 shares, a growth of 150.7% from the May 31st total of 13,930 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 149,240 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AOM. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its position in iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF by 44.2% during the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 11,977 shares of the company’s stock valued at $576,000 after purchasing an additional 3,670 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF by 148.3% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 45,472 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,094,000 after acquiring an additional 27,156 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF by 6.7% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 281,931 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,995,000 after acquiring an additional 17,790 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its position in shares of iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF by 176.3% during the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 24,917 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,147,000 after buying an additional 15,899 shares during the period. Finally, Evensky & Katz LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF in the third quarter valued at $237,000.

iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF Price Performance

Shares of AOM stock traded up $0.13 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $49.74. 60,868 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 161,728. iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF has a 52-week low of $45.31 and a 52-week high of $50.10. The stock has a market cap of $1.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.75 and a beta of 0.51. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $49.37 and its two-hundred day moving average is $48.58.

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.