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

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AOR vs BOND: how they differ

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

iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF and PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AOR and BOND 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 AOROnly in BOND
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 35.07%UMBS, TBA 4.80%
iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF 32.09%PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active 3.52%
iShares Core MSCI International Develope 17.02%UMBS, TBA 2.98%
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF 7.29%United States Treasury 2.93%
iShares Core International Aggregate Bon 5.57%UMBS, TBA 2.36%
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF 1.99%United States Treasury 2.22%
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF 0.96%UMBS, TBA 2.19%
UMBS, TBA 1.96%

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 and Jun 30, 2026.

AOR and BOND on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AOR
iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF
BOND
PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesPIMCO
What it isCore 60/40 Balanced AllocationActive Bond Exchange-Traded
Total return, 1 year+11.3%−0.1%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−6.2 pts−17.6 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.54%
Holdings71565

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%.

BOND in plain words

BOND is a bond fund tracking the Active Bond Exchange-Traded. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.54% a year. It sat 3.3% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AOR or BOND?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +11.3% and BOND returned −0.1%, so AOR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AOR or BOND?
AOR charges 0.15% a year and BOND charges 0.54%, so AOR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AOR against BOND, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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