iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:AGG) Stock Short Interest Report for October

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:AGG) saw a large decline in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 12,478,200 shares, a decline of 44.1% from the September 30th total of 22,339,432 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 13,393,043 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.9 days. Approximately 0.9% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 29.6% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 69,660,482 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,915,196,000 after buying an additional 15,923,080 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO. purchased a new stake in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $548,482,000. Empower Annuity Insurance Co purchased a new stake in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $267,968,630,000. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its stake in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 39.2% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 6,744,642 shares of the company’s stock worth $669,542,000 after acquiring an additional 1,898,484 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its position in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 144.7% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 3,183,564 shares of the company’s stock worth $316,032,000 after acquiring an additional 1,882,701 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.63% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA AGG traded down $0.20 on Monday, reaching $96.16. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 12,107,524 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,674,042. iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $93.83 and a twelve month high of $101.46. The stock has a market cap of $139.52 billion, a PE ratio of 124.57 and a beta of 0.26. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $95.82 and its two-hundred day moving average is $98.24.

About iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

IShares are index funds that are bought and sold like common stocks on national securities exchanges as well as certain foreign exchanges. iShares are attractive because of their relatively low cost, tax efficiency and trading flexibility. Investors can purchase and sell shares through any brokerage firm, financial advisor, or online broker, and hold the funds in any type of brokerage account.