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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +11.3% and JNK returned +3.3%, so AOR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AOR or JNK?

AOR charges 0.15% a year and JNK charges 0.40%, 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 JNK: how they differ

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

iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AOR and JNK 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 JNK
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 35.07%	1261229 BC LTD 0.64%
iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF 32.09%	MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%
iShares Core MSCI International Develope 17.02%	ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF 7.29%	PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%
iShares Core International Aggregate Bon 5.57%	CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF 1.99%	QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF 0.96%	DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%
	SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%

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 JNK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AOR iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond
Total return, 1 year	+11.3%	+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−6.2 pts	−14.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.40%
Holdings	7	1198

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%.

JNK in plain words

JNK is a bond fund tracking the SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AOR or JNK?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +11.3% and JNK returned +3.3%, so AOR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AOR or JNK?: AOR charges 0.15% a year and JNK charges 0.40%, so AOR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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