iShares Core Aggressive Allocation ETF (AOA)

NYSE Arca: AOAExchange-traded fund from iShares.

  • Expense ratio0.15%
  • Net assets$3.33B
  • Dividend yield2.16%
  • 1-year return+12.94%
  • Holdings6,489

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AOA quote & trading statistics

AOA performance

Total return · as of October 17, 2026
  • YTD+9.68%
  • 1 year+12.94%
  • 3 years+17.83%/yr
  • 5 years+8.60%/yr
  • 10 years+10.30%/yr
1Y volatility
11.10%
3Y volatility
9.86%
3Y Sharpe ratio
1.25

Returns include reinvested distributions; 3-, 5- and 10-year figures are annualized.

AOA top 10 holdings

iShares Core Aggressive Allocation ETF largest holdings by weight
#SymbolNameWeight
1NVDANVIDIA Corporation3.74%
2AAPLApple Inc.3.33%
3MSFTMicrosoft Corporation2.69%
4AMZNAmazon.com Inc1.74%
5GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A1.51%
6AVGOBroadcom Inc1.18%
7METAMeta Platforms Inc.1.16%
82330Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.1.15%
9GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C1.12%
10MUMicron Technology Inc0.75%

The top 10 holdings make up 18.4% of the fund (6,489 holdings in total). As of October 17, 2026.

AOA sector weights

Technology
29.7%
Financial Services
16.7%
Industrials
11.2%
Consumer Cyclical
8.7%
Healthcare
8.5%
Communication Services
7.4%
Consumer Defensive
4.8%
Energy
4.5%
Basic Materials
4.0%
Utilities
2.5%
Real Estate
2.1%

AOA region weights

North America
67.9%
Europe Developed
11.5%
Japan
6.2%
Asia Developed
6.0%
Asia Emerging
3.6%
United Kingdom
3.5%
Australasia
1.7%
Africa/Middle East
1.1%
Latin America
0.9%
Europe Emerging
0.2%

AOA asset allocation

U.S. stocks
49.0%
Non-U.S. stocks
31.7%
Bonds
18.8%
Cash
0.5%
Other
0.0%

AOA market-cap breakdown

Mega cap
36.4%
Large cap
25.6%
Mid cap
15.4%
Small cap
3.9%
Micro cap
0.7%

About iShares Core Aggressive Allocation ETF

The fund is a fund of funds and seeks its investment objective by investing primarily in underlying funds that themselves seek investment results corresponding to their own respective underlying indexes. It generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index. The index measures the performance of the S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC proprietary allocation model.

AOA ETF FAQ

What is the AOA expense ratio?

iShares Core Aggressive Allocation ETF has a net expense ratio of 0.15%, or $15.00 a year for every $10,000 invested.

How much money is in AOA?

iShares Core Aggressive Allocation ETF has about $3.33B in net assets.

What are the top holdings of AOA?

The largest positions in AOA are NVIDIA Corporation (3.74%), Apple Inc. (3.33%), Microsoft Corporation (2.69%). The fund holds 6,489 securities in total.

How has AOA performed?

AOA returned +12.94% over the past year and +8.60% a year over the past five years, including reinvested distributions.

Does AOA pay dividends?

AOA has a dividend yield of 2.16% and pays distributions na.

When was AOA launched?

iShares Core Aggressive Allocation ETF began trading on November 4, 2008.

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