Which returned more over the last year, AOR or BNDX?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +11.3% and BNDX returned −0.7%, so AOR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AOR or BNDX?

AOR charges 0.15% a year and BNDX charges 0.07%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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AOR vs BNDX: how they differ

AOR and BNDX hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and AOR returned more over the year.

iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF and Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AOR and BNDX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AOR	Only in BNDX
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 35.07%	French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%
iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF 32.09%	Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%
iShares Core MSCI International Develope 17.02%	Canadian Government Bond 0.13%
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF 7.29%	Canadian Government Bond 0.10%
iShares Core International Aggregate Bon 5.57%	Canadian Government Bond 0.10%
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF 1.99%	Canadian Government Bond 0.09%
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF 0.96%	Canadian Government Bond 0.08%
	Canadian Government Bond 0.08%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026.

AOR and BNDX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AOR iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation	Total International Bond
Total return, 1 year	+11.3%	−0.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−6.2 pts	−18.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.07%
Holdings	7	6707

AOR in plain words

AOR is an index equity fund tracking the Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 7 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%.

BNDX in plain words

BNDX is a bond fund tracking the Total International Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AOR or BNDX?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +11.3% and BNDX returned −0.7%, so AOR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AOR or BNDX?: AOR charges 0.15% a year and BNDX charges 0.07%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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