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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +11.3% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so AOR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AOR or VCLT?

AOR charges 0.15% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT 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 VCLT: how they differ

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

iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AOR and VCLT 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 VCLT
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 35.07%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38%
iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF 32.09%	CVS Health Corp 0.34%
iShares Core MSCI International Develope 17.02%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF 7.29%	Boeing Co/The 0.27%
iShares Core International Aggregate Bon 5.57%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF 1.99%	Amazon.com Inc 0.26%
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF 0.96%	Oracle Corp 0.24%
	AT&T Inc 0.24%

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 VCLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AOR iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF	VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation	Long-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+11.3%	−4.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−6.2 pts	−22.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Holdings	7	2775

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%.

VCLT in plain words

VCLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −4.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 18.1% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AOR or VCLT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +11.3% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so AOR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AOR or VCLT?: AOR charges 0.15% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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