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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +7.8% and IEI −1.1%.

Which is cheaper, AOR or IEI?

Neither: AOR and IEI both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

AOR vs IEI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AOR returned +7.8% to IEI's −1.1%; 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 $17.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+7.8%

AOR total return, 1 year

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

0.15%

AOR expense ratio

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 8.9 points; IEI is 4.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AOR vs IEI: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AOR	IEI
Return
Measure	AOR	IEI
Total return, 1 year	+7.8%	−1.1%
Benchmark
Measure	AOR	IEI
What it tracks	60/40 Balanced Allocation	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	AOR	IEI
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$3.9bn	$17.0bn
Holdings
Measure	AOR	IEI
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 IEI 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 IEI

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 IEI

TREASURY NOTE 2.95%

TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 2.36%

TREASURY NOTE 2.31%

TREASURY NOTE 2.29%

TREASURY NOTE 2.27%

TREASURY NOTE 2.25%

TREASURY NOTE 2.20%

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Side by side

AOR iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF

Where it sits Allocation ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of 60/40 Balanced Allocation Tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond

Total return, 1 year +7.8% −1.1%

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% 0.15%

Holdings 7 82

Net assets, AOR as of Oct 28, 2026 and IEI as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.9bn $17.0bn

AOR and IEI 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%.

IEI

IEI tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.1% with distributions reinvested.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AOR or IEI?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +7.8% and IEI −1.1%.
Which is cheaper, AOR or IEI?: Neither: AOR and IEI both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

AOR and IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AOR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for AOR ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

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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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