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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +11.3% and GLDM returned +19.4%, so GLDM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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

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AOR vs GLDM: how they differ

AOR is an equity index fund and GLDM a commodity fund, and over the year GLDM returned more, +19.4% against +11.3%.

iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF and SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust.

AOR and GLDM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AOR iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF	GLDM SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation	Gold MiniShares
Total return, 1 year	+11.3%	+19.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−6.2 pts	+1.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	not published
Holdings	7	not filed

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%.

GLDM in plain words

GLDM is a commodity fund tracking the Gold MiniShares. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +19.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 19.4% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AOR or GLDM?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +11.3% and GLDM returned +19.4%, so GLDM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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