Aegon Ltd. (NYSE:AEG) Short Interest Update

Aegon Ltd. (NYSE:AEG) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in 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. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,510,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.3 days.

Aegon Trading Up 1.8 %

AEG opened at $6.35 on Thursday. Aegon has a 12 month low of $4.63 and a 12 month high of $6.96. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $6.17 and a 200 day moving average of $6.25.

Aegon Cuts Dividend

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Aegon

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. First Hawaiian Bank purchased a new position in shares of Aegon during the first quarter valued at approximately $929,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Aegon by 10.4% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 4,140,423 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $23,849,000 after acquiring an additional 389,582 shares during the period. Point72 Asset Management L.P. bought a new position in Aegon in the 2nd quarter valued at $558,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought a new stake in shares of Aegon during the first quarter worth $1,600,000. Finally, Dorsey Wright & Associates purchased a new stake in shares of Aegon during the second quarter valued at $2,228,000. 4.32% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.