iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF
$48.82+0.05 (+0.10%)
- 0.20%
- $1.9B
- +7.1%
- 3.18%
- 0.2M sh
- $48.82
- low $46.60high $50.16
The ETF.net AOM Grade
A
Score 81 out of 100
- 2 of 5
Score 81 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.A80 out of 100Rank 1 of 5Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 4Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B64 out of 100Rank 1 of 5Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B58 out of 100Rank 4 of 5Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 4Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A76 out of 100Rank 2 of 5
Our read on AOM
AOne ticker, one global portfolio, bond-heavy by design. AOM has tracked S&P's moderate target-risk index since 2008, holding a basket of stock and bond funds and letting the index set the 40/60 mix.
The Fund seeks to track an index composed of underlying equity and fixed income funds intended to represent a moderate target-risk allocation strategy.
Why people hold it
- Costs 0.20% a year against a 0.29% median for its moderate-allocation peers, and that one fee covers the whole multi-asset package.
- Plain index plumbing: it holds underlying equity and bond funds to mirror the S&P Target Risk Moderate Index, and it is one of the cleaner implementations in its peer group.ishares.com
- Launched November 2008, in the teeth of the financial crisis, and now a multi-billion-dollar iShares fund that pays quarterly.
- Global by mandate, stocks and bonds both, so the rebalancing chore belongs to the index rather than your calendar.
Worth knowing
- The 40/60 name is literal: bonds carry the bigger share, so rates matter more here than in equity-led blends. Sibling AOR runs a 60/40 tilt at the same 0.20%.
- It is a fund of funds. The index chooses the building blocks and their weights, so you inherit that mix instead of dialing your own.ishares.com
- Moderately traded rather than one of the market's busiest ETFs, so spreads are worth a glance on larger orders.
AOM Holdings
- Other
- 8
- 100%
- Ishares Core Univ USD Bond Etf
Geography
- United States100.00%
AOM Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
AOM$10,714
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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 | AOM |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +4.3% |
| 1 month | −0.5% |
| 3 months | −0.7% |
| 1 year | +7.1% |
| 3 years | +11.4% |
| 5 years | +4.7% |
| 10 years | +6.0% |
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 | AOM |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +4.3% | |
| 2025 | +13.3% | |
| 2024 | +7.9% | |
| 2023 | +12.4% | |
| 2022 | −14.5% | |
| 2021 | +6.9% | |
| 2020 | +10.0% |
AOM in the news
AOM Dividends
- 3.18%
- $1.55
- $0.30 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
AOM Risk
- 6.9%
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.
- 0.92
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.
- −20.0%
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.
- 0.77
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
AOM Cost
0.20%
AOM0.20%
- The middle half of Balanced Allocation funds
- Median 0.21%
No Balanced Allocation fund charges less.
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- CCGBLCapital Group Core Balanced ETFExpense ratio 0.33%1 year return +10.5%
- CDDXDefined Duration 10 ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return +6.9%