Aegon Ltd. (NYSE:AEG) Short Interest Update

Aegon Ltd. (NYSE:AEG) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 3,150,000 shares, a decrease of 6.0% from the September 15th total of 3,350,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,510,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.3 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AEG. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Aegon by 240.3% during the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,114 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 2,905 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Aegon in the 2nd quarter worth $30,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of Aegon by 79.5% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,094 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 2,256 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC boosted its position in Aegon by 83.6% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 5,725 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 2,606 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Verus Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in Aegon during the second quarter valued at about $61,000. 4.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Aegon Trading Up 1.8 %

Shares of AEG stock opened at $6.35 on Thursday. Aegon has a twelve month low of $4.63 and a twelve month high of $6.96. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $6.17 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $6.25.

Aegon Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 5th were paid a $0.1723 dividend. This represents a yield of 4.9%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 5th.

About Aegon

Aegon Ltd. provides insurance, pensions, retirement, and asset management services in the United States, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company offers life, accident, property and casualty, and health insurance; annuities, retirement plans, mutual funds, and stable value solutions; residential mortgage and digital baking services; and retail and institutional investment management solutions and retirement savings vehicles and strategies.