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AOR vs IGM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AOR returned +7.8% to IGM's +21.7%; 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 $11.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF.

At a glance
+7.8%
AOR total return, 1 year
+21.7%
IGM total return, 1 year
0.15%
AOR expense ratio
0.37%
IGM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AOR costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.9 points; IGM is 2.8 times larger.

AOR vs IGM: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAORIGM
Return
Total return, 1 year+7.8%+21.7%
Drawdown
Below its high6.2%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracks60/40 Balanced AllocationS&P North American Expanded Technology Sector Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.37%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$3.9bn$11.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund99.9%56.8%

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

Risk and return

Nov 21, 2008 to Oct 23, 2026 · 935 weekly returns
AOR IGM
Return
Total return edge IGM +374.6% +3,354.1%
Annualized edge IGM +9.0% +21.8%
Price return edge IGM +209.7% +3,018.3%
Risk
Volatility edge AOR 12.6% 21.2%
Max drawdown edge AOR −24.1% −40.1%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge IGM 0.63 0.97
Sortino edge IGM 1.01 1.50
Calmar edge IGM 0.38 0.54
Reading

IGM returned more: +3,354.1% to +374.6%. AOR swung less: 12.6% to 21.2%. AOR fell less at its worst: −24.1% to −40.1%.

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Risk and return: AOR vs IGM: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAORIGMEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+374.6%+3,354.1%IGMPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+9.0%+21.8%IGMTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+209.7%+3,018.3%IGMPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility12.6%21.2%AORSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation7.9%13.7%AORLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−24.1%−40.1%AORDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.630.97IGMReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.011.50IGMReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.380.54IGMAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 935 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, AOR and IGM 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 IGM
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 IGM
APPLE 9.36%
MICROSOFT 9.19%
NVIDIA 8.28%
BROADCOM INC 7.07%
ALPHABET CLASS A 4.57%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 4.27%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.16%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 4.07%
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Side by side

AOR iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF IGM iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF
Where it sits Allocation ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index of 60/40 Balanced Allocation Tracks an index of Expanded Tech Sector
Total return, 1 year +7.8% +21.7%
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% 0.37%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 91.9%
Holdings 7 295
Net assets, AOR as of Oct 28, 2026 and IGM as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.9bn $11.0bn

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

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AOR and IGM do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

  1. What each follows. AOR follows 60/40 Balanced Allocation and IGM follows S&P North American Expanded Technology Sector Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 AOR returned +7.8% and IGM +21.7% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 13.9 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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%.

IGM

IGM tracks an index of Expanded Tech Sector. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +21.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 295 positions, with the top ten at 56.8%. It sat 6.2% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AOR or IGM?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +7.8% and IGM +21.7%.
Which is cheaper, AOR or IGM?
AOR is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AOR and IGM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AOR and 92% of IGM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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