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

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AOR vs VDC: how they differ

AOR and VDC 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 Consumer Staples Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AOR and VDC 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 AOROnly in VDC
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 35.07%Walmart Inc 14.76%
iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF 32.09%Costco Wholesale Corp 12.04%
iShares Core MSCI International Develope 17.02%Procter & Gamble Co/The 9.27%
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF 7.29%Coca-Cola Co/The 8.72%
iShares Core International Aggregate Bon 5.57%Philip Morris International Inc 4.66%
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF 1.99%PepsiCo Inc 4.30%
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF 0.96%Altria Group Inc 3.91%
Mondelez International Inc 2.69%

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 VDC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AOR
iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF
VDC
Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isCore 60/40 Balanced AllocationConsumer Staples
Total return, 1 year+11.3%+4.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−6.2 pts−12.9 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.09%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%86.6%
Holdings7103

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%.

VDC in plain words

VDC is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer Staples. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 103 positions, with the top ten at 65.0%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AOR or VDC?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +11.3% and VDC returned +4.6%, so AOR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AOR or VDC?
AOR charges 0.15% a year and VDC charges 0.09%, so VDC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AOR and VDC overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AOR and 87% of VDC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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AOR against VDC, 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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