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About iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF
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Inception date
Nov 4, 2008
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
AOA is one of four iShares Core target-risk ETFs. It offers an all-encompassing aggressive asset-allocation strategy in a fund-of-funds wrapper. The index invests across asset classes and subgroups using other iShares ETFs. The use of ETFs in the basket allows investors to quickly understand how the fund is positioned. It also keeps the focus on top-down allocation rather than bottom-up security selection. AOA plays it straight with large allocations to vanilla versions of major asset groups: US large- and midcaps, international equities and broad bonds. The fund also allocates in smaller proportions to emerging market equities, US small-caps, high-yield bonds, REITs and TIPS. What makes the fund aggressive is its 80% allocation to equities and 20% to fixed income. AOA and its kind differ from target-date funds in that the asset mix is relatively static, rather than following an increasingly conservative glidepath. The index is rebalanced semi-annually starting October. Prior to February 19, 2025, the fund was named iShares Core Aggressive Allocation ETF.
Classification
What's in the fund
Exposure type
ETF
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
ETF99.81%
Mutual fund0.18%
Cash0.01%
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
AOA trades at 81.38 USD today, its price has risen 0.56% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on AOA price chart.
AOA net asset value is 81.14 today — it's risen 4.47% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
AOA assets under management is 2.33 B USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
AOA price has risen by 4.75% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 9.67% increase. See more dynamics on AOA price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 4.47% over the last month, showed a 4.40% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 11.53% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 4.47% over the last month, showed a 4.40% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 11.53% in a year.
AOA fund flows account for 239.03 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
AOA invests in funds. See more details in our Analysis section.
AOA expense ratio is 0.15%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, AOA isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, AOA technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is strong buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating AOA shows the strong buy signal. See more of AOA technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, AOA technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is strong buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating AOA shows the strong buy signal. See more of AOA technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Yes, AOA pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.19%.
AOA trades at a premium (0.06%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
AOA shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc.
AOA follows the S&P Target Risk Aggressive. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Nov 4, 2008.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.