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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +7.8% and MAGS +5.8%.

Which is cheaper, AOR or MAGS?

AOR is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do AOR and MAGS overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AOR and 22% of MAGS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AOR vs MAGS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AOR returned +7.8% to MAGS's +5.8%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $3.9bn for iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF and $5.5bn for Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF.

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At a glance

+7.8%

AOR total return, 1 year

+5.8%

MAGS total return, 1 year

0.15%

AOR expense ratio

0.30%

MAGS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AOR costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.0 points; MAGS is 1.4 times larger.

AOR vs MAGS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AOR	MAGS
Return
Measure	AOR	MAGS
Total return, 1 year	+7.8%	+5.8%
Drawdown
Measure	AOR	MAGS
Below its high		4.1%, high on Oct 13, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AOR	MAGS
What it tracks	60/40 Balanced Allocation	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	AOR	MAGS
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.30%
Net assets	$3.9bn	$5.5bn
Holdings
Measure	AOR	MAGS
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	99.9%	29.3%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AOR and MAGS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AOR MAGS

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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 MAGS

Roundhill Ultra Short Duration 6.83%

NVIDIA Corp 3.52%

Apple Inc 3.49%

Amazon.com Inc 3.48%

Tesla Inc 3.45%

Microsoft Corp 3.07%

Meta Platforms Inc 3.04%

Alphabet Inc 2.45%

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Side by side

AOR iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF MAGS Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF

Where it sits Allocation ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Roundhill

What it is Tracks an index of 60/40 Balanced Allocation Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +7.8% +5.8%

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% 0.30%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 22.5%

Holdings 7 8

Net assets $3.9bn $5.5bn

AOR and MAGS 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%.

MAGS

MAGS is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +5.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8 positions, with the top ten at 29.3%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Oct 13, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AOR or MAGS?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +7.8% and MAGS +5.8%.
Which is cheaper, AOR or MAGS?: AOR is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AOR and MAGS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AOR and 22% of MAGS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

AOR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AOR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for AOR ↗

MAGS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MAGS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Roundhill page for MAGS ↗

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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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