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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +11.3% and EMB returned +2.8%, so AOR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AOR or EMB?

AOR charges 0.15% a year and EMB charges 0.39%, so AOR 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 EMB: how they differ

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

iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF and iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AOR and EMB 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 EMB
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 35.07%	Argentina Republic Government Internatio 1.12%
iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF 32.09%	Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.73%
iShares Core MSCI International Develope 17.02%	Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.64%
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF 7.29%	Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.53%
iShares Core International Aggregate Bon 5.57%	Uruguay Government International Bonds 0.52%
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF 1.99%	EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.51%
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF 0.96%	Republic of Poland Government Internatio 0.40%
	UKRAINE GOVERNMENT 0.38%

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 EMB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AOR iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond
Total return, 1 year	+11.3%	+2.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−6.2 pts	−14.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.39%
Holdings	7	681

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%.

EMB in plain words

EMB is a bond fund tracking the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AOR or EMB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +11.3% and EMB returned +2.8%, so AOR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AOR or EMB?: AOR charges 0.15% a year and EMB charges 0.39%, so AOR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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