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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +7.8% and BNDX −0.9%.

Which is cheaper, AOR or BNDX?

BNDX is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

AOR vs BNDX: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AOR returned +7.8% to BNDX's −0.9%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $3.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF, and $82.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total International Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+7.8%

AOR total return, 1 year

−0.9%

BNDX total return, 1 year

0.15%

AOR expense ratio

0.07%

BNDX expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BNDX costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.7 points; BNDX is far larger, $82.9bn against $3.9bn.

AOR vs BNDX: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AOR	BNDX
Return
Measure	AOR	BNDX
Total return, 1 year	+7.8%	−0.9%
Benchmark
Measure	AOR	BNDX
What it tracks	60/40 Balanced Allocation	Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Index (USD Hedged)
Cost and size
Measure	AOR	BNDX
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$3.9bn	$82.9bn
Holdings
Measure	AOR	BNDX
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	99.9%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AOR and BNDX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AOR BNDX

Only in one fund ↓

Only in AOR

ISHARES CORE S&P ETF TRUST 35.70%

ISHARES CORE UNIV USD BOND ETF 32.15%

ISHARES CORE MSCI INT DEVEL ETF 17.10%

ISHARES CORE MSCI EMERGING MARKETS 6.34%

iShares Core Intl Aggregate Bnd ET 5.81%

ISHARES CORE S&P MID-CAP ETF 1.89%

ISHARES CORE S&P SMALL-CAP ETF 0.92%

Only in BNDX

MKTLIQ 0.93%

United Kingdom Gilt 0.39%

French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.35%

United Kingdom Gilt 0.35%

French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.35%

United Kingdom Gilt 0.34%

United Kingdom Gilt 0.33%

French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.31%

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Side by side

AOR iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond ETF

Where it sits Allocation ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of 60/40 Balanced Allocation Tracks an index of Total International Bond

Total return, 1 year +7.8% −0.9%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.4% (ACWI) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −5.6 pts vs ACWI not measured

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.07%

Holdings 7 6840

Net assets, AOR as of Oct 28, 2026 and BNDX as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.9bn $82.9bn

AOR and BNDX on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

AOR

AOR tracks an index of 60/40 Balanced Allocation. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +7.8% with distributions reinvested, against +13.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 7 positions, with the top ten at 99.9%.

BNDX

BNDX tracks an index of Total International Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AOR or BNDX?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +7.8% and BNDX −0.9%.
Which is cheaper, AOR or BNDX?: BNDX is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

AOR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AOR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for AOR ↗

BNDX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BNDX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for BNDX ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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