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AOR vs QQQM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AOR returned +7.8% to QQQM's +15.2%; 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 $110.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF.

At a glance
+7.8%
AOR total return, 1 year
+15.2%
QQQM total return, 1 year
0.15%
AOR expense ratio
0.15%
QQQM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 7.4 points; QQQM is far larger, $110.4bn against $3.9bn.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AOR vs QQQM: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAORQQQM
Return
Total return, 1 year+7.8%+15.2%
Drawdown
Below its high4.5%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracks60/40 Balanced AllocationNasdaq-100 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$3.9bn$110.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund99.9%46.7%

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

Risk and return

Oct 23, 2020 to Oct 23, 2026 · 313 weekly returns
AOR QQQM
Return
Total return edge QQQM +59.2% +157.2%
Annualized edge QQQM +8.0% +17.0%
Price return edge QQQM +38.4% +147.9%
Risk
Volatility edge AOR 10.0% 21.0%
Max drawdown edge AOR −21.6% −35.0%
Downside capture 70.7% 99.8%
Beta 0.64 1.00
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge QQQM 0.50 0.70
Sortino edge QQQM 0.74 1.07
Treynor 0.124 0.147
Calmar edge QQQM 0.37 0.49
Against the benchmark
Alpha +0.5% a year +0.1% a year
Alpha t-stat 0.36 0.62
Information ratio −0.42 0.10
Tracking error 8.6% 0.4%

Each against its own benchmark: AOR against ACWI, Nov 21, 2008 to Oct 23, 2026; QQQM against QQQ, Oct 23, 2020 to Oct 23, 2026.

Reading

QQQM returned more: +157.2% to +59.2%. AOR swung less: 10.0% to 21.0%. AOR fell less at its worst: −21.6% to −35.0%.

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Risk and return: AOR vs QQQM: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAORQQQMEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+59.2%+157.2%QQQMPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+8.0%+17.0%QQQMTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+38.4%+147.9%QQQMPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility10.0%21.0%AORSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation6.7%13.6%AORLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−21.6%−35.0%AORDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture53.1%99.6%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture70.7%99.8%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.641.00Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.771.00Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.500.70QQQMReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.741.07QQQMReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1240.147Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.370.49QQQMAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkACWIQQQThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+0.5% a year+0.1% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat0.360.62Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−2.3% to +3.3%−0.2% to +0.4%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.420.10Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error8.6%0.4%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 313 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, AOR and QQQM 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 QQQM
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 QQQM
NVIDIA Corp 8.17%
Apple Inc 7.88%
Microsoft Corp 6.14%
Micron Technology Inc 4.50%
Amazon.com Inc 4.25%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.93%
Tesla Inc 3.33%
Alphabet Inc 2.93%
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Side by side

AOR iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF QQQM Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
Where it sits Allocation ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index of 60/40 Balanced Allocation Tracks the Nasdaq-100
Total return, 1 year +7.8% +15.2%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.4% (ACWI) +15.2% (QQQ)
Gap to its benchmark −5.6 pts vs ACWI 0.0 pts vs QQQ
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 95.7%
Holdings 7 105
Net assets, AOR as of Oct 28, 2026 and QQQM as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.9bn $110.4bn

AOR and QQQM on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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AOR and QQQM do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

  1. What each follows. AOR follows 60/40 Balanced Allocation and QQQM follows Nasdaq-100 Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 AOR returned +7.8% and QQQM +15.2% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 7.4 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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%.

QQQM

QQQM tracks the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.2% with distributions reinvested, against +15.2% for its benchmark, the Nasdaq-100 Index. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 46.7%. It sat 4.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AOR or QQQM?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +7.8% and QQQM +15.2%.
Which is cheaper, AOR or QQQM?
Neither: AOR and QQQM both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AOR and QQQM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AOR and 96% of QQQM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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