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AOR vs VT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AOR returned +7.8% to VT's +13.5%; 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 $81.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total World Stock Index ETF.

At a glance
+7.8%
AOR total return, 1 year
+13.5%
VT total return, 1 year
0.15%
AOR expense ratio
0.06%
VT expense ratio

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VT costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.7 points; VT is far larger, $81.8bn against $3.9bn.

AOR vs VT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAORVT
Return
Total return, 1 year+7.8%+13.5%
Benchmark
What it tracks60/40 Balanced AllocationFTSE Global All Cap Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.06%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$3.9bn$81.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund99.9%22.5%

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

Risk and return

Nov 21, 2008 to Oct 23, 2026 · 935 weekly returns
AOR VT
Return
Total return edge VT +374.6% +696.9%
Annualized edge VT +9.0% +12.2%
Price return edge VT +209.7% +443.0%
Risk
Volatility edge AOR 12.6% 17.2%
Max drawdown edge AOR −24.1% −32.6%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge VT (slight) 0.63 0.67
Sortino edge AOR (slight) 1.01 0.99
Calmar edge Tie 0.38 0.38
Reading

VT returned more: +696.9% to +374.6%. AOR swung less: 12.6% to 17.2%. AOR fell less at its worst: −24.1% to −32.6%.

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Risk and return: AOR vs VT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAORVTEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+374.6%+696.9%VTPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+9.0%+12.2%VTTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+209.7%+443.0%VTPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility12.6%17.2%AORSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation7.9%11.8%AORLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−24.1%−32.6%AORDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.630.67VT (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.010.99AOR (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.380.38TieAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 935 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, AOR and VT 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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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AOR VT
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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 VT
NVIDIA Corp 4.54%
Apple Inc 4.11%
Microsoft Corp 3.25%
Amazon.com Inc 2.06%
Alphabet Inc 1.73%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 1.62%
Broadcom Inc 1.39%
Meta Platforms Inc 1.36%
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Side by side

AOR iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index ETF
Where it sits Allocation ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index of 60/40 Balanced Allocation Tracks an index of Total World Stock
Total return, 1 year +7.8% +13.5%
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% 0.06%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 54.7%
Holdings 7 10194
Net assets, AOR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VT as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.9bn $81.8bn

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

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-515AAEA7E3

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

  1. What each follows. AOR follows 60/40 Balanced Allocation and VT follows FTSE Global All Cap Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 AOR returned +7.8% and VT +13.5% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 5.7 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%.

VT

VT tracks an index of Total World Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10,194 positions, with the top ten at 22.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AOR or VT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +7.8% and VT +13.5%.
Which is cheaper, AOR or VT?
VT is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AOR and VT overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AOR and 55% of VT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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