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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +7.8% and VEA +17.1%.

Which is cheaper, AOR or VEA?

VEA is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AOR vs VEA: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AOR returned +7.8% to VEA's +17.1%; 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 $231.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF.

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At a glance

+7.8%

AOR total return, 1 year

+17.1%

VEA total return, 1 year

0.15%

AOR expense ratio

0.03%

VEA expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VEA costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.3 points; VEA is far larger, $231.6bn against $3.9bn.

AOR vs VEA: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AOR	VEA
Return
Measure	AOR	VEA
Total return, 1 year	+7.8%	+17.1%
Drawdown
Measure	AOR	VEA
Below its high		4.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AOR	VEA
What it tracks	60/40 Balanced Allocation	FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index
Cost and size
Measure	AOR	VEA
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$3.9bn	$231.6bn
Holdings
Measure	AOR	VEA
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	99.9%	13.6%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AOR VEA

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 VEA

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.81%

SK hynix Inc 2.30%

ASML Holding NV 2.14%

SLBBH1142 1.07%

HSBC Holdings PLC 1.05%

Roche Holding AG 0.91%

Shell PLC 0.86%

Royal Bank of Canada 0.85%

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Side by side

AOR iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF VEA Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

Where it sits Allocation ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of 60/40 Balanced Allocation Tracks an index of Developed markets ex US

Total return, 1 year +7.8% +17.1%

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% 0.03%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 7 3906

Net assets, AOR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VEA as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.9bn $231.6bn

AOR and VEA 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%.

VEA

VEA tracks an index of Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,906 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AOR or VEA?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +7.8% and VEA +17.1%.
Which is cheaper, AOR or VEA?: VEA is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AOR and VEA overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AOR and 0% of VEA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

AOR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AOR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for AOR ↗

VEA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VEA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VEA ↗

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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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