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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +11.3% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so AOR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AOR or VUSB?

AOR charges 0.15% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB 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 VUSB: how they differ

AOR and VUSB 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 Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AOR and VUSB 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 VUSB
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 35.07%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF 32.09%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
iShares Core MSCI International Develope 17.02%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF 7.29%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
iShares Core International Aggregate Bon 5.57%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF 1.99%	US Bancorp 0.51%
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF 0.96%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
	Truist Bank 0.45%

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 VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AOR iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+11.3%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−6.2 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.10%
Holdings	7	1281

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%.

VUSB in plain words

VUSB is a cash and treasury bills tracking the Ultra-Short Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AOR or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +11.3% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so AOR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AOR or VUSB?: AOR charges 0.15% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AOR against VUSB, 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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