iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF
The ETF.net AOA Grade
A
Score 88 out of 100
- 2 of 37
Score 88 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A93 out of 100Rank 3 of 37Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 29Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B55 out of 100Rank 17 of 35Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A96 out of 100Rank 2 of 37Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A81 out of 100Rank 3 of 33Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A98 out of 100Rank 1 of 37
Our read on AOA
In short
AA whole portfolio in one ticker. Since 2008, AOA has held a fixed 80/20 mix of global stock and bond index funds, with its index rebalancing the split back to target twice a year. No spreadsheet required.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks to follow an index of equity and fixed-income ETFs designed for an aggressive target-risk allocation. It offers a diversified portfolio emphasizing growth and relatively higher equity exposure.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
AOA Holdings
- Other
- 34,240
- 17%
- AAPL
Sectors
- Technology31.6%
- Financials16.0%
- Industrials11.0%
- Health Care8.5%
- Consumer Discretionary8.4%
- Communication7.5%
- Consumer Staples4.5%
- Energy4.1%
- Materials3.9%
- Utilities2.3%
- Real Estate2.1%
Geography
- United States69.36%
- Japan6.03%
- United Kingdom3.57%
- Canada3.40%
- Taiwan2.65%
- China2.43%
- Switzerland2.18%
- France2.10%
- 8.28%
Developed 73% · Emerging 27%
AOA Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
AOA$11,005
Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | AOA |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +8.8% |
| 1 month | −0.8% |
| 3 months | −0.3% |
| 1 year | +10.1% |
| 3 years | +18.6% |
| 5 years | +8.2% |
| 10 years | +10.2% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | AOA |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +8.8% | |
| 2025 | +19.6% | |
| 2024 | +13.5% | |
| 2023 | +18.3% | |
| 2022 | −16.2% | |
| 2021 | +15.4% | |
| 2020 | +12.8% |
AOA in the news
AOA Dividends
- 2.19%
- $2.11
- $0.30 per share
- Quarterly
AOA Risk
- 9.6%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.37
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −23.6%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.06
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
AOA Cost
Overpaying vs UCBG, cheapest in Multi-Asset Allocation
$1,867
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
AOA 0.15%
$3,137
UCBG 0.06% Cheapest
$1,270
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | AOA | UCBG | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $274 | $110 | $164 |
| 20 | $1,071 | $432 | $639 |
| 30 | $3,137 | $1,270 | $1,867 |
You pay 0.15%Waived by iShares 0.04%
Full fee 0.19% waiver 0.04% you pay 0.15%
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- AIRTRiShares LifePath Retirement ETFExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return +5.1%
- AINCEFranklin Income Equity Focus ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return +22.6%
- AGAACambria Global Asset Allocation ETFExpense ratio 0.32%1 year return +12.9%
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