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AOR vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AOR returned +7.8% to IXUS's +14.1%; 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 $57.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

AOR on its own →IXUS on its own →
At a glance
+7.8%
AOR total return, 1 year
+14.1%
IXUS total return, 1 year
0.15%
AOR expense ratio
0.07%
IXUS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IXUS costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.3 points; IXUS is 14.8 times larger.

AOR vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAORIXUS
Return
Total return, 1 year+7.8%+14.1%
Drawdown
Below its high4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracks60/40 Balanced AllocationMSCI ACWI ex USA IMI
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$3.9bn$57.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund99.9%13.5%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, AOR and IXUS 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 IXUS
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 IXUS
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.39%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 1.90%
ASML HOLDING 1.53%
SK HYNIX 1.35%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.82%
SHELL 0.73%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.73%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.72%
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Side by side

AOR iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock 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 Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year +7.8% +14.1%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.4% (ACWI) +14.3% (ACWX)
Gap to its benchmark −5.6 pts vs ACWI −0.2 pts vs ACWX
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.07%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 7 4584
Net assets, AOR as of Oct 28, 2026 and IXUS as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.9bn $57.6bn

AOR and IXUS 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%.

IXUS

IXUS tracks the MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% 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 4,584 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AOR or IXUS?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +7.8% and IXUS +14.1%.
Which is cheaper, AOR or IXUS?
IXUS 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 IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AOR and 0% of IXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Sources and dates
AOR and IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AOR and IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for AOR ↗
iShares page for IXUS ↗

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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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