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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +7.8% and EMB −0.4%.

Which is cheaper, AOR or EMB?

AOR is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

AOR vs EMB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AOR returned +7.8% to EMB's −0.4%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $3.9bn for iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF and $13.2bn for iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+7.8%

AOR total return, 1 year

−0.4%

EMB total return, 1 year

0.15%

AOR expense ratio

0.39%

EMB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AOR costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.2 points; EMB is 3.4 times larger.

AOR vs EMB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AOR	EMB
Return
Measure	AOR	EMB
Total return, 1 year	+7.8%	−0.4%
Drawdown
Measure	AOR	EMB
Below its high		3.5%, high on Jun 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AOR	EMB
What it tracks	60/40 Balanced Allocation	J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core Index
Cost and size
Measure	AOR	EMB
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.39%
Net assets	$3.9bn	$13.2bn
Holdings
Measure	AOR	EMB
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 Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AOR EMB

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 EMB

ARGENTINA REPUBLIC OF GOVERNMENT 1.08%

ECUADOR REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNMENT) RegS 0.76%

ARGENTINA REPUBLIC OF GOVERNMENT 0.65%

ARGENTINA REPUBLIC OF GOVERNMENT 0.64%

GHANA (REPUBLIC OF) DISCO RegS 0.56%

URUGUAY (ORIENTAL REPUBLIC OF) 0.54%

ARGENTINA REPUBLIC OF GOVERNMENT 0.52%

EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL RegS 0.52%

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Side by side

AOR iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

Where it sits Allocation ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of 60/40 Balanced Allocation Tracks the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond

Total return, 1 year +7.8% −0.4%

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% 0.39%

Holdings 7 622

Net assets $3.9bn $13.2bn

AOR and EMB 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%.

EMB

EMB tracks the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. It sat 3.5% below its high of Jun 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AOR or EMB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +7.8% and EMB −0.4%.
Which is cheaper, AOR or EMB?: AOR is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

AOR on its own →EMB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AOR dividend history →AOR holdings →EMB dividend history →EMB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

AOR and EMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AOR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for AOR ↗

EMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EMB ↗

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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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