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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +7.8% and JNK +1.7%.

Which is cheaper, AOR or JNK?

AOR is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

AOR vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AOR returned +7.8% to JNK's +1.7%; 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 $5.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+7.8%

AOR total return, 1 year

+1.7%

JNK total return, 1 year

0.15%

AOR expense ratio

0.40%

JNK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AOR costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.1 points; JNK is 1.5 times larger.

AOR vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AOR	JNK
Return
Measure	AOR	JNK
Total return, 1 year	+7.8%	+1.7%
Benchmark
Measure	AOR	JNK
What it tracks	60/40 Balanced Allocation	Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index
Cost and size
Measure	AOR	JNK
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$3.9bn	$5.9bn
Holdings
Measure	AOR	JNK
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 JNK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AOR JNK

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 JNK

1261229 BC LTD SR SECURED 144A 04/32 10 0.65%

MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC SR SECURED 144A 04/31 6.25 0.53%

QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC SR SECURED 144A 03/32 6.375 0.46%

ECHOSTAR CORP SR SECURED 11/29 10.75 0.45%

SOFTBANK GROUP CORP SR UNSECURED 144A 04/32 9.25 0.44%

SOFTBANK GROUP CORP SR UNSECURED 144A 04/34 9.75 0.43%

PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 SR SECURED 144A 05/31 6.5 0.42%

VENTURE GLOBAL LNG INC SR SECURED 144A 02/29 9.5 0.42%

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Side by side

AOR iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF

Where it sits Allocation ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index of 60/40 Balanced Allocation Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond

Total return, 1 year +7.8% +1.7%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.4% (ACWI) −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark −5.6 pts vs ACWI +3.1 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.40%

Holdings 7 1142

Net assets, AOR as of Oct 28, 2026 and JNK as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.9bn $5.9bn

AOR and JNK 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%.

JNK

JNK tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AOR or JNK?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +7.8% and JNK +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, AOR or JNK?: AOR is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

AOR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AOR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for AOR ↗

JNK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JNK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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