iShares Core 30/70 Conservative Allocation ETF (AOK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares Core 30/70 Conservative Allocation ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 16,700 shares of AOK short. Learn More on iShares Core 30/70 Conservative Allocation ETF's current short interest.

iShares Core 30/70 Conservative Allocation ETF saw a decline in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 16,700 shares, a decline of 73.2% from the previous total of 62,400 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to iShares Core 30/70 Conservative Allocation ETF: Strategy Shares Nasdaq 7HANDL Index ETF (0.10%), iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF (0.10%), Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF (0.06%), iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (0.75%), NYLI FTSE International Equity Currency Neutral ETF (0.04%), Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (0.52%), Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF (0.41%), Invesco S&P 500 Downside Hedged ETF (0.00%), Franklin FTSE Japan Hedged ETF (0.05%), WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (0.43%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AOK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares Core 30/70 Conservative Allocation ETF as its price is falling. AOK shares are trading up $0.01 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for iShares Core 30/70 Conservative Allocation ETF occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of AOK, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including AOK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.