Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
AOR vs PULS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AOR returned +7.8% to PULS's +4.0%; 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 $19.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.
Pair scorecard
Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 3.8 points; PULS is 5.1 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | AOR | PULS |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +7.8% | +4.0% |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | 60/40 Balanced Allocation | No index, actively managed |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.15% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 | $3.9bn | $19.8bn |
| Holdings | ||
| 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 May 29, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method
Risk and return
Apr 20, 2018 to Oct 23, 2026 · 444 weekly returnsAOR returned more: +86.7% to +32.2%. PULS swung less: 1.9% to 11.2%. PULS fell less at its worst: −5.9% to −22.2%.
Full scorecard
9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | AOR | PULS | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +86.7% | +32.2% | AOR | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Annualized | +7.6% | +3.3% | AOR | Total return as a yearly rate. |
| Price return | +52.8% | −0.9% | AOR | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Volatility | 11.2% | 1.9% | PULS | Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier. |
| Downside deviation | 7.9% | 1.6% | PULS | Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate. |
| Max drawdown | −22.2% | −5.9% | PULS | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
| Risk-adjusted | ||||
| Sharpe | 0.46 | 0.27 | AOR | Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility. |
| Sortino | 0.66 | 0.32 | AOR | Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation. |
| Calmar | 0.34 | 0.57 | PULS | Annualized return divided by the max drawdown. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 444 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, AOR and PULS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
AOR and PULS on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
No client brief for this pair: the two funds' holdings are dated 151 days apart.
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%.
PULS
PULS is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested.
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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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