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iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF vs Home Depot Inc — how do they compare? iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF trades at $69.09, while Home Depot Inc trades at $343.81 (market cap $342.31B). The key difference: Home Depot Inc pays a 2.71% dividend while iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF pays none, and iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF is trading nearer its 52-week high, Home Depot Inc nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AOR | HD | |
|---|---|---|
52-Week High | $69.85 | $423.42 |
52-Week Low | $61.00 | $297.51 |
Market Cap | — | $342.31B |
Sector | — | Consumer Cyclical |
Enterprise Value | — | $403.87B |
Dividend Yield | — | 2.71% |
Signals from Pluang's Aura AI — not financial advice
The iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF (AOR) trades at $69.10, up 0.25% on the day, with a bearish technical signal from moving averages and neutral oscillators. The fund maintains a fixed 60/40 stock/bond allocation, rebalanced semiannually, with a low 0.20% expense ratio. Recent news highlights its role as a core holding but notes underperformance versus the S&P 500 over a decade.
Outlook: AOR offers diversified, low-cost exposure but faces headwinds from equity-bond correlation shifts. Risks include interest rate sensitivity and competition from pure equity funds. Analyst sentiment is mixed, balancing simplicity against relative returns.
Home Depot (HD) trades at $343.30, up 1.35% on the day, with mixed technical signals showing a bearish overall trend but bullish moving averages. The company reported $159.51B in revenue for 2025 with a net income margin of 8.41%, though earnings per share missed expectations in Q3 2025 but beat in subsequent quarters. Recent news highlights institutional trading activity and concerns over weak big-ticket demand and rising mortgage rates impacting home improvement stocks.
The outlook remains cautious with a consensus price target of $370.59 suggesting upside potential, but risks include margin pressure from investments and housing market sensitivity. Long-term growth relies on professional customer demand and housing tailwinds, though near-term volatility may persist due to economic conditions.
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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 its underlying index. The index measures the performance of the S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC proprietary allocation model.
Read more on AOR →Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer, operating more than 2,300 warehouse-format stores offering more than 30,000 products in store and 1 million products online in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Its stores offer numerous building materials, home improvement products, lawn and garden products, and decor products and provide various services, including home improvement installation services and tool and equipment rentals. The acquisition of distributor Interline Brands in 2015 allowed Home Depot to enter the maintenance, repair, and operations business, which has been expanded through the tie-up with HD Supply (2020). The addition of the Company Store brought textile exposure to Home Depot's lineup.
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