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AOR vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AOR returned +7.8% to IVV's +13.7%; 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 $885.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF.

At a glance
+7.8%
AOR total return, 1 year
+13.7%
IVV total return, 1 year
0.15%
AOR expense ratio
0.03%
IVV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IVV costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.9 points; IVV is far larger, $885.1bn against $3.9bn.

AOR vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAORIVV
Return
Total return, 1 year+7.8%+13.7%
Benchmark
What it tracks60/40 Balanced AllocationS&P 500
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.03%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$3.9bn$885.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund99.9%38.1%

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

Risk and return

Nov 21, 2008 to Oct 23, 2026 · 935 weekly returns
AOR IVV
Return
Total return edge IVV +374.6% +1,221.5%
Annualized edge IVV +9.0% +15.4%
Price return edge IVV +209.7% +848.5%
Risk
Volatility edge AOR 12.6% 17.0%
Max drawdown edge AOR −24.1% −31.8%
Downside capture 70.7% 99.7%
Beta 0.64 0.99
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge IVV 0.63 0.85
Sortino edge IVV 1.01 1.26
Treynor 0.124 0.081
Calmar edge IVV 0.38 0.49
Against the benchmark
Alpha +0.5% a year +0.1% a year
Alpha t-stat 0.36 0.33
Information ratio −0.42 0.00
Tracking error 8.6% 1.2%

Each against its own benchmark: AOR against ACWI, Nov 21, 2008 to Oct 23, 2026; IVV against SPY, May 26, 2000 to Oct 23, 2026.

Reading

IVV returned more: +1,221.5% to +374.6%. AOR swung less: 12.6% to 17.0%. AOR fell less at its worst: −24.1% to −31.8%.

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Risk and return: AOR vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAORIVVEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+374.6%+1,221.5%IVVPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+9.0%+15.4%IVVTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+209.7%+848.5%IVVPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility12.6%17.0%AORSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation7.9%11.4%AORLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−24.1%−31.8%AORDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture53.1%99.3%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture70.7%99.7%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.640.99Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.771.00Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.630.85IVVReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.011.26IVVReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1240.081Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.380.49IVVAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkACWISPYThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+0.5% a year+0.1% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat0.360.33Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−2.3% to +3.3%−0.4% to +0.5%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.420.00Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error8.6%1.2%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

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 IVV 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 IVV
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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 IVV
NVIDIA 7.92%
APPLE 7.61%
MICROSOFT 5.93%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.73%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.83%
BROADCOM INC 2.45%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.26%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.05%
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Side by side

AOR iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Where it sits Allocation ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index of 60/40 Balanced Allocation Tracks the S&P 500
Total return, 1 year +7.8% +13.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.4% (ACWI) +13.6% (SPY)
Gap to its benchmark −5.6 pts vs ACWI +0.1 pts vs SPY
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.03%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 99.8%
Holdings 7 505
Net assets, AOR as of Oct 28, 2026 and IVV as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.9bn $885.1bn

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

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-EE17933D7B

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

  1. What each follows. AOR follows 60/40 Balanced Allocation and IVV follows S&P 500.
  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 IVV +13.7% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 5.9 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%.

IVV

IVV tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 505 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AOR or IVV?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +7.8% and IVV +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, AOR or IVV?
IVV is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AOR and IVV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AOR and 100% of IVV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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