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AOR vs IWO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AOR returned +7.8% to IWO's +7.9%; 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 $14.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF.

AOR on its own →IWO on its own →
At a glance
+7.8%
AOR total return, 1 year
+7.9%
IWO total return, 1 year
0.15%
AOR expense ratio
0.24%
IWO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AOR costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; IWO is 3.6 times larger.

AOR vs IWO: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAORIWO
Return
Total return, 1 year+7.8%+7.9%
Drawdown
Below its high9.9%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracks60/40 Balanced AllocationRussell 2000 Growth Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.24%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$3.9bn$14.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund99.9%6.4%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, AOR and IWO 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 IWO
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 IWO
JFROG 0.74%
TWIST BIOSCIENCE 0.71%
GLAUKOS 0.70%
MOOG INC CLASS A 0.68%
BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.66%
10X GENOMICS CLASS A 0.61%
RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.60%
INTERDIGITAL INC 0.58%
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Side by side

AOR iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
Where it sits Allocation ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks an index of 60/40 Balanced Allocation Tracks the Russell 2000 Growth
Total return, 1 year +7.8% +7.9%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.4% (ACWI) +8.0% (VTWG)
Gap to its benchmark −5.6 pts vs ACWI −0.1 pts vs VTWG
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.24%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 7 1122
Net assets, AOR as of Oct 28, 2026 and IWO as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.9bn $14.0bn

AOR and IWO 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%.

IWO

IWO tracks the Russell 2000 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +7.9% with distributions reinvested, against +8.0% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% 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 1,122 positions, with the top ten at 6.4%. It sat 9.9% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AOR or IWO?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +7.8% and IWO +7.9%.
Which is cheaper, AOR or IWO?
AOR is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AOR and IWO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AOR and 0% of IWO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where to next
AOR on its own →IWO on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AOR dividend history →AOR holdings →IWO dividend history →IWO holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
AOR and IWO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AOR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for AOR ↗
IWO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IWO ↗

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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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