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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +11.3% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so AOR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AOR or SPSB?

AOR charges 0.15% a year and SPSB charges 0.04%, so SPSB 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 SPSB: how they differ

AOR and SPSB 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) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AOR and SPSB 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 SPSB
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 35.07%	SALESFORCE INC 0.59%
iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF 32.09%	AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.46%
iShares Core MSCI International Develope 17.02%	BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.44%
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF 7.29%	CITIGROUP INC 0.44%
iShares Core International Aggregate Bon 5.57%	MORGAN STANLEY 0.40%
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF 1.99%	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.39%
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF 0.96%	PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER 0.39%
	SPRINT CAPITAL CORP 0.39%

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 SPSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AOR iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF	SPSB State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+11.3%	+2.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−6.2 pts	−15.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.04%
Holdings	7	1599

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%.

SPSB in plain words

SPSB is a bond fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AOR or SPSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +11.3% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so AOR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AOR or SPSB?: AOR charges 0.15% a year and SPSB charges 0.04%, so SPSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AOR against SPSB, 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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