AOA ETF Analysis: Core Aggressive Allocation | NYSE

Global Moderately Aggressive Allocation | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 3.312m USD | 12M Return: 18.6% | US4642898591 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Domestic Equities, International Equities, Emerging Markets, Fixed Income
Total Rating 53
Safety 58
Buy Signal -0.11
Global Moderately Aggressive Allocation
Category Rotation: +4.3
TER: 0.15%
AUM: 3.31B
Avg Turnover: 9.94M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility11.1%
VaR 5th Pctl2.05%
VaR vs Median2.88%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio1.17
Rel. Str. IBD44.5
Rel. Str. Peer Group-
Character TTM
Beta0.723
Beta Downside0.684
Hurst Exponent0.462
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD12.94%
CAGR/Max DD1.39
CAGR/Mean DD12.64

Warnings

No concerns identified

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 11.6 years of data

Jan +0.3% 7
Feb -1.3% 21
Mar +0.1% 7
Apr +0.3% 15
May +0.4% 8
Jun -0.7% 8
Jul +0.8% 19
Aug -0.1% 0
Sep -0.3% 17
Oct -1.0% 15
Nov +0.7% 26
Dec +0.1% 0

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: AOA Core Aggressive Allocation

The iShares Core Aggressive Allocation ETF (AOA) is a fund of funds that pursues its investment objective by investing primarily in other underlying funds, each of which tracks its own respective index. The fund commits at least 80% of its assets to the component securities of its underlying index, which is based on S&P Dow Jones Indices LLCs proprietary allocation model. Launched in November 2008 and structured as a moderately aggressive global allocation ETF, AOA offers investors diversified exposure by holding shares of multiple underlying index funds rather than individual securities.

As an allocation-focused ETF, AOA follows a fund-of-funds business model commonly used in target-risk and asset-allocation products, typically gaining its equity and fixed-income exposure through affiliated iShares funds managed by BlackRock. The aggressive classification generally indicates a higher weighting toward equity-oriented underlying funds relative to more conservative allocation ETFs in the same family, though the specific mix is dictated by the S&P Dow Jones allocation methodology rather than active manager discretion.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Equity market rally boosts aggressive allocation ETF assets
  • Investor risk appetite shifts toward higher equity weighting
  • Underlying fund rebalancing adjusts equity and fixed income mix
What is the price of AOA shares?

As of August 21, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 98.53 with a total of 103,016 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -1.36%, over one month by +2.75%, over three months by +3.00% and over the past year by +18.62%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 96.50 (which is 2.1% or 2.6 ATR below the current price).

Is AOA a buy, sell or hold?

Core Aggressive Allocation has no consensus analysts rating.