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Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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AOR vs IBIT: how they differ

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

iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF and iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AOR and IBIT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AOR and IBIT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAORIBIT
USD CASH-0.01%0.00%
Only in each
Only in AOROnly in IBIT
ISHARES CORE S&P ETF TRUST 35.23%BITCOIN 100.00%
ISHARES CORE UNIV USD BOND ETF 32.06%
ISHARES CORE MSCI INT DEVEL ETF 17.25%
ISHARES CORE MSCI EMERGING MARKETS 6.77%
iShares Core Intl Aggregate Bnd ET 5.79%
ISHARES CORE S&P MID-CAP ETF 1.88%
ISHARES CORE S&P SMALL-CAP ETF 0.92%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.10%

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 Sep 18, 2026.

AOR and IBIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AOR
iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF
IBIT
iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF
Where it sitsCore fundCore fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isTracks an index of 60/40 Balanced AllocationHolds bitcoin
Total return, 1 year+10.5%−31.1%
S&P 500 over the same days+16.6%+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500−6.1 pts−47.6 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.25%
Holdings92
Net assets$3.9bn$63.7bn

AOR in plain words

AOR tracks an index of 60/40 Balanced Allocation. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +10.5% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 9 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%.

IBIT in plain words

IBIT holds bitcoin. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −31.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 35.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2025 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AOR or IBIT?
In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +10.5% and IBIT returned −31.1%, so AOR returned more.
Which is cheaper, AOR or IBIT?
AOR charges 0.15% a year and IBIT charges 0.25%, so AOR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AOR against IBIT, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 21, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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