AOA Short Volume

iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF (AOA) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $3.16B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.10 to the broader market. The iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF aims to mirror the investment performance of an index, which itself consists of a diversified portfolio of underlying stock and bond funds. public since 2008-11-11.

Short volume measures the number of shares sold short on a given day as reported by FINRA. Tracking short volume relative to total volume helps identify unusual bearish sentiment or short-squeeze potential.

Latest Date
2026-06-30
Short Volume
40.8K
Total Volume
76.9K
Short %
53.03%
30-Day Avg Short %
50.44%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF.

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Frequently asked AOA short volume questions

What is the daily AOA short volume?
As of Jun 30, 2026, iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF (AOA) short volume is 40.8K shares against 76.9K total reported volume, or 53.03% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is AOA short volume reported?
FINRA publishes the Daily Short Sale Volume File for trades reported to FINRA TRFs and the FINRA/Nasdaq ADF on a T+1 basis. The headline figure is the count of shares that printed at the short-sale or short-exempt tick across all reporting venues for the symbol; each exchange separately publishes its own daily short-sale data file.
What does AOA short volume tell options traders?
Daily short-sale flow is one input that helps disambiguate dealer-hedging activity from directional bear flow when the chain shows fresh customer call inventory. It is not a clean MM-only proxy: the headline number mixes directional shorting, options-MM delta-hedging, ETF-creation arbitrage, and convertible-arb hedging. Cross-check against gamma-exposure and OI changes for a cleaner read.