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AOR vs VOX: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AOR returned +7.8% to VOX's −5.7%; 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 $6.0bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Communication Services ETF.

At a glance
+7.8%
AOR total return, 1 year
−5.7%
VOX total return, 1 year
0.15%
AOR expense ratio
0.09%
VOX expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VOX costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.5 points; VOX is 1.5 times larger.

AOR vs VOX: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAORVOX
Return
Total return, 1 year+7.8%−5.7%
Drawdown
Below its high10.8%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracks60/40 Balanced AllocationMSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Communication Services 25/50
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.09%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$3.9bn$6.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund99.9%71.1%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, AOR and VOX 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 VOX
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 VOX
Meta Platforms Inc 25.31%
Alphabet Inc 13.97%
Alphabet Inc 7.70%
Walt Disney Co 4.26%
Verizon Communications Inc 4.04%
AT&T Inc 4.04%
Netflix Inc 3.77%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 2.88%
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Side by side

AOR iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF VOX Vanguard Communication Services ETF
Where it sits Allocation ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index of 60/40 Balanced Allocation Tracks an index of Communication Services
Total return, 1 year +7.8% −5.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.4% (ACWI) −5.9% (FCOM)
Gap to its benchmark −5.6 pts vs ACWI +0.2 pts vs FCOM
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.09%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 84.3%
Holdings 7 113
Net assets, AOR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VOX as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.9bn $6.0bn

AOR and VOX 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%.

VOX

VOX tracks an index of Communication Services. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −5.7% with distributions reinvested, against −5.9% for its benchmark, the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Communication Services 25/50. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 113 positions, with the top ten at 71.1%. It sat 10.8% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AOR or VOX?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +7.8% and VOX −5.7%.
Which is cheaper, AOR or VOX?
VOX is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AOR and VOX overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AOR and 84% of VOX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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