iShares Core 30/70 Conservative Allocation ETF (AOK)
| Assets | $657.22M |
| Expense Ratio | 0.15% |
| PE Ratio | n/a |
| Shares Out | 16.90M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $1.29 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.31% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jul 2, 2025 |
| Payout Frequency | Monthly |
| Payout Ratio | n/a |
| Volume | 45,687 |
| Open | 38.91 |
| Previous Close | 38.99 |
| Day's Range | 38.89 - 38.99 |
| 52-Week Low | 35.79 |
| 52-Week High | 39.11 |
| Beta | 0.44 |
| Holdings | 9 |
| Inception Date | Nov 4, 2008 |
About AOK
Fund Home PageThe iShares Core 30/70 Conservative Allocation ETF (AOK) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Target Risk Conservative index. The fund tracks a proprietary index that provides significant exposure to fixed income securities and a small portion to equities with a goal of seeking current income while preserving capital. AOK was launched on Nov 4, 2008 and is issued by BlackRock.
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2025 | $0.17528 | Jul 8, 2025 |
| Jun 3, 2025 | $0.08103 | Jun 6, 2025 |
| May 2, 2025 | $0.07675 | May 7, 2025 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | $0.09877 | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Mar 4, 2025 | $0.07506 | Mar 7, 2025 |
| Feb 4, 2025 | $0.07942 | Feb 7, 2025 |
Performance
AOK had a total return of 9.49% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.13%.
News
AOK: With The Yield Curve Shift Lower, This ETF Is Now A Hold (Rating Downgrade)
The iShares Core Conservative Allocation ETF is a balanced fund suitable for conservative investors. AOK has a significant overweight in fixed income, primarily through IUSB and IAGG. The recent decli...
AOK: A One-Stop Fund For Conservative Investors
iShares Core Conservative Allocation ETF is a convenient, automatically rebalancing fund that provides exposure to global equity and fixed-income markets. The AOK ETF includes a mix of fixed income an...
AOK: Worst May Be Behind
The iShares Core Conservative Allocation ETF (AOK) is a stock-and-bond fund with a large allocation to bonds and a smaller allocation to equity funds. AOK outperformed the S&P 500 in terms of efficien...
AOK: A Retired Investor's 401k Aggregator
The iShares Core Conservative Allocation ETF is a 70% fixed income, 30% equities fund that seeks to track the performance of a conservative stock-bond allocation strategy. The fund's composition inclu...
AOK: Just Buy IVV And IUSB Instead
AOK is another one of these ETFs that make you pay for no value-add, where its performance is mostly dictated by a combination of two lower maintenance ETFs. While AOK would benefit from peak rates, w...
AOK: There's Plenty That Is Not OK With This Allegedly Conservative ETF
AOK is iShares benchmark ETF to track a "Conservative" asset allocation. As a traditional stock/bond allocation, AOK satisfies the definition of conservative. But I argue that the definition needs to ...
Monitoring Investment Trends With ETF Pairs: November 18, 2022
Risk-off sentiment continues to dominate global markets. The downside bias for medium-term Treasuries (IEF) relative to short-term Treasuries (SHY) certainly hasn't changed.
AOK Isn't That Conservative Considering Duration Risk
AOK is supposed to be a conservative allocation fund, and traditionally bond investments are conservative. But fixed income is still risky, and when the economic regime is rate hikes, they are actuall...
iShares Core Conservative: Buy This Dip And The Next
The markets panicked on May 5. A sharp, simultaneous pullback in stocks and bonds has rarely happened in the past few decades. History suggests that the iShares Core Conservative Allocation ETF could ...
AOK: Income With A Boost
With yields pulling back from a five-month peak, I look for alternatives to an intermediate-term treasury ETF. AOK is a fund of funds that invests in stocks and bonds, both issued in the US and abroad...
iShares Provides 4 Core Allocation ETFs: The Most Aggressive And Conservative Are Compared Here
Some investors like the convenience of one investment providing both equity and fixed income exposure. iShares provides four with different equity/fixed income allocations. Here I will explain how the...