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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +11.3% and MUB returned +0.1%, so AOR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AOR or MUB?

AOR charges 0.15% a year and MUB charges 0.05%, so MUB 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 MUB: how they differ

AOR and MUB 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 National Muni Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AOR and MUB 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 MUB
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 35.07%	Board of Regents of the University of Te 0.20%
iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF 32.09%	New York State Thruway Authority 0.16%
iShares Core MSCI International Develope 17.02%	New York State Dormitory Authority 0.14%
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF 7.29%	Houston Higher Education Finance Corp. 0.13%
iShares Core International Aggregate Bon 5.57%	Northwest Independent School District 0.13%
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF 1.99%	Ohio State University (The) 0.13%
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF 0.96%	State of New Jersey 0.13%
	State of California 0.13%

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 May 31, 2026.

AOR and MUB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AOR iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF	MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation	National Muni Bond
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	−17.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.05%
Holdings	7	6603

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%.

MUB in plain words

MUB is a bond fund tracking the National Muni Bond. 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 0.05% a year. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AOR or MUB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +11.3% and MUB returned +0.1%, so AOR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AOR or MUB?: AOR charges 0.15% a year and MUB charges 0.05%, so MUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AOR against MUB, 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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