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iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF

AORNYSE ArcaiSharesA

$68.94+0.88 (+1.29%)

As of Nov 4, 2026, 12:50 PM ET

A82/ 100

Rank 1 of 5 in Balanced Allocation

A82/100Rank 1 of 5inBalanced Allocation
Intraday session: up, 41 prints from 68.06 to 68.94. Range 68.67 to 68.94. Use the arrow keys to read each point.68.2068.4068.6068.8010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.15%*
Fund size
$3.89B
1Y total return
+7.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.67%
Holdings
34238
Avg volume · 30D
438K sh
52W range
low $62.96high $70.49
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

*After a fee waiver that ends Nov 30, 2026. Without it: 0.20%.

The ETF.net AOR Grade

A

Score 82 out of 100

Category
Balanced Allocation⁠
Rank
1 of 5
Six-pillar profile for AOR. Scores out of 100: Cost 81, Risk 51, Mission 100, Tradability 74, Holdings 100, Durability 82. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Risk (51). Leans toward Mission and Holdings.

Score 82 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.
    A81 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 5

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 4

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C51 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 5

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A74 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 5

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 4

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A82 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 5

Our read on AOR

ETF.net Research

In short

AOne ticker, one whole 60/40 portfolio: a short list of iShares stock and bond ETFs, live since 2008, at 0.15% net of a waiver through November 30, 2026 (0.20% gross).

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track an index of underlying equity and fixed-income funds designed to represent a growth-oriented target-risk allocation.

Why people hold it

  • The index holds the stock and bond ETFs and keeps the mix at roughly 60% equities and 40% bonds, so the rebalancing happens inside the fund, not in your account.ishares.com
  • At 0.15% net of a waiver through November 30, 2026 (0.20% gross), it sits below the category median and under peers like AVMA at 0.21% and CGBL at 0.33%.ishares.com
  • Trading since November 2008, it is now a multi-billion-dollar fund that pays quarterly, and sibling AOM runs the same plumbing at a 40/60 mix.ishares.com
  • It holds what the label says and stays tight to its benchmark, which is the entire job here: one of the strongest implementations in its peer group.

Worth knowing

  • The 0.15% net nets out the 0.05% of fees charged by the iShares funds it owns. That waiver is contractual through November 30, 2026, not permanent.ishares.comishares.com 2
  • The split is set by the index, so you cannot tilt stocks or bonds yourself, and the 40% bond sleeve brings interest-rate sensitivity along with the ballast.ishares.com
  • History before February 2025 sits under the old names: iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF, tracking the S&P Target Risk Growth Index.sec.govishares.com

AOR Holdings

Holdings pillarA100 out of 100Rank 1 of 4 in Balanced Allocation
Asset class
Other
Holdings
34,238
Top-10 weight
14%
Largest holding
AAPL2.6%

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 States73.07%
  • Japan5.27%
  • United Kingdom3.31%
  • Canada3.16%
  • China2.75%
  • France2.09%
  • Germany2.07%
  • Taiwan2.06%
  • Other countries (4)6.21%

Developed 76% · Emerging 24% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 2283.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1AAPLApple2.62%296,044$102M725
2NVDANVIDIA2.58%490,898$100M846
3MSFTMicrosoft2.02%150,627$78.6M821
4No dataBLK Liquidity Temp Cash Inst #211.58%61,693,635$61.7M5
5AMZNAmazon.com Inc1.23%199,109$47.9M735
62330.TWTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing0.88%471,329$34.3M176
7GOOGLAlphabet Class A0.85%119,033$33.3M703
8AVGOBroadcom Inc0.81%96,508$31.5M748
9METAMeta Platforms Class A0.71%44,731$27.5M708
10GOOGAlphabet Class C0.69%96,419$26.8M475
11LLYEli Lilly0.59%16,231$23M595
12TSLATesla Inc0.59%57,168$22.9M529
13BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway Inc Class B0.53%37,779$20.5M376
14MUMicron Technology0.52%22,910$20.3M685
15JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co0.47%53,922$18.2M487

Showing 1–15 of 34238 holdings

AOR Performance

Launched Nov 4, 2008

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

AOR$10,740
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,158
Nov 3, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026. AOR $10,740. SPY $11,158. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Nov 3, 2025 – Nov 3, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 3, 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.

Trailing total return for AOR. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodAOR
Year to date+6.5%
1 month−0.7%
3 months−1.0%
1 year+7.4%
3 yearsper year+14.0%
5 yearsper year+6.1%
10 yearsper year+8.2%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for AOR
YearReturn barAOR
2026 YTD+6.5%
2025+16.4%
2024+10.7%
2023+15.8%
2022−15.7%
2021+11.2%
2020+11.4%

AOR in the news

AOR Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Nov 3, 2026.
2.67%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.81Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.31 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 39 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Apr 4, 2017 $0.15; Jul 6, 2017 $0.32; Oct 3, 2017 $0.16; Dec 28, 2017 $1.39; Apr 3, 2018 $0.16; Jul 3, 2018 $0.37; Oct 2, 2018 $0.19; Dec 28, 2018 $0.31; Apr 2, 2019 $0.20; Jul 2, 2019 $0.42; Oct 2, 2019 $0.20; Dec 24, 2019 $0.40; Apr 2, 2020 $0.19; Jul 2, 2020 $0.30; Oct 2, 2020 $0.16; Dec 24, 2020 $0.33; Apr 5, 2021 $0.11; Jul 2, 2021 $0.27; Oct 4, 2021 $0.14; Dec 23, 2021 $0.41; Apr 4, 2022 $0.15; Jul 5, 2022 $0.35; Oct 4, 2022 $0.18; Dec 23, 2022 $0.32; Apr 4, 2023 $0.20; Jul 5, 2023 $0.39; Oct 3, 2023 $0.22; Dec 22, 2023 $0.52; Apr 2, 2024 $0.22; Jul 2, 2024 $0.42; Oct 2, 2024 $0.27; Dec 20, 2024 $0.61; Apr 2, 2025 $0.25; Jul 2, 2025 $0.47; Oct 2, 2025 $0.27; Dec 23, 2025 $0.67; Apr 2, 2026 $0.31; Jul 2, 2026 $0.52; Oct 2, 2026 $0.31. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 2, 2026Oct 7, 2026$0.31
Jul 2, 2026Jul 8, 2026$0.52
Apr 2, 2026Apr 8, 2026$0.31
Dec 23, 2025Dec 29, 2025$0.67
Oct 2, 2025Oct 7, 2025$0.27
Jul 2, 2025Jul 8, 2025$0.47
Apr 2, 2025Apr 7, 2025$0.25
Dec 20, 2024Dec 26, 2024$0.61
Oct 2, 2024Oct 7, 2024$0.27
Jul 2, 2024Jul 8, 2024$0.42
Apr 2, 2024Apr 8, 2024$0.22
Dec 22, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.52

See all 72 payments⁠

$10,000 in AOR 10 years ago paid $3,294 in dividends.⁠

AOR Risk

Risk pillarC51 out of 100Rank 4 of 5 in Balanced Allocation
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
8.2%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.26
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−21.7%
Trough Oct 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.91
vs its asset-class index
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.

AOR Cost

Tied cheapest in Balanced Allocation

$3,137

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • AOR 0.15%

    $3,137

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • AOR 0.15%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1K$2K$3K$4K051015202530AOR $3,137

Year by year

YearAOR
10$274
20$1,071
30$3,137
How the 0.15% is worked out

Full fee 0.20%− waiver 0.05%= you pay 0.15%

The waiver ends Nov 30, 2026. After that the fee is 0.20% unless iShares renews it. Source: prospectus, Nov 2025.

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