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AOR vs IEFA: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AOR returned +7.8% to IEFA's +12.3%; 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 $190.4bn for iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF.

AOR on its own →IEFA on its own →
At a glance
+7.8%
AOR total return, 1 year
+12.3%
IEFA total return, 1 year
0.15%
AOR expense ratio
0.07%
IEFA expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEFA costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.5 points; IEFA is far larger, $190.4bn against $3.9bn.

AOR vs IEFA: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAORIEFA
Return
Total return, 1 year+7.8%+12.3%
Drawdown
Below its high4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracks60/40 Balanced AllocationMSCI EAFE IMI Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.07%
Net assets$3.9bn$190.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund99.9%12.3%

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

What they share

0%

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AOR IEFA
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 IEFA
ASML HOLDING 2.55%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.36%
SHELL 1.21%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.18%
NOVARTIS AG 1.14%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.04%
NESTLE SA 1.04%
SAP 0.97%
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Side by side

AOR iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
Where it sits Allocation ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks an index of 60/40 Balanced Allocation Tracks the MSCI EAFE
Total return, 1 year +7.8% +12.3%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.4% (ACWI) +14.3% (ACWX)
Gap to its benchmark −5.6 pts vs ACWI −2.0 pts vs ACWX
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.07%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 7 2629
Net assets $3.9bn $190.4bn

AOR and IEFA 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%.

IEFA

IEFA tracks the MSCI EAFE. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.3% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 2,629 positions, with the top ten at 12.3%. It sat 4.7% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AOR or IEFA?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +7.8% and IEFA +12.3%.
Which is cheaper, AOR or IEFA?
IEFA 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.
How much do AOR and IEFA overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AOR and 0% of IEFA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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AOR on its own →IEFA on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AOR dividend history →AOR holdings →IEFA dividend history →IEFA holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
AOR and IEFA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AOR and IEFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for AOR ↗
iShares page for IEFA ↗

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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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