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AOR vs VTV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AOR returned +7.8% to VTV's +23.5%; 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 $184.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF.

At a glance
+7.8%
AOR total return, 1 year
+23.5%
VTV total return, 1 year
0.15%
AOR expense ratio
0.03%
VTV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTV costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.7 points; VTV is far larger, $184.2bn against $3.9bn.

AOR vs VTV: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAORVTV
Return
Total return, 1 year+7.8%+23.5%
Benchmark
What it tracks60/40 Balanced AllocationMorningstar US Large Cap Value Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$3.9bn$184.2bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund99.9%23.6%

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 VTV
Return
Total return edge VTV +374.6% +894.6%
Annualized edge VTV +9.0% +13.6%
Price return edge VTV +209.7% +525.0%
Risk
Volatility edge AOR 12.6% 17.1%
Max drawdown edge AOR −24.1% −34.0%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge VTV 0.63 0.75
Sortino edge VTV (slight) 1.01 1.11
Calmar edge VTV (slight) 0.38 0.40
Reading

VTV returned more: +894.6% to +374.6%. AOR swung less: 12.6% to 17.1%. AOR fell less at its worst: −24.1% to −34.0%.

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Risk and return: AOR vs VTV: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAORVTVEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+374.6%+894.6%VTVPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+9.0%+13.6%VTVTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+209.7%+525.0%VTVPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility12.6%17.1%AORSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation7.9%11.6%AORLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−24.1%−34.0%AORDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.630.75VTVReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.011.11VTV (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.380.40VTV (slight)Annualized 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 VTV 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 VTV
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 VTV
Micron Technology Inc 4.56%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.33%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.92%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.56%
Johnson & Johnson 2.42%
AbbVie Inc 1.75%
Walmart Inc 1.72%
Chevron Corp 1.45%
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Side by side

AOR iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF VTV Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF
Where it sits Allocation ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index of 60/40 Balanced Allocation Tracks an index of US value
Total return, 1 year +7.8% +23.5%
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% 0.03%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 98.1%
Holdings 7 300
Net assets, AOR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VTV as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.9bn $184.2bn

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

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-18E581BB76

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

  1. What each follows. AOR follows 60/40 Balanced Allocation and VTV follows Morningstar US Large Cap Value 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 VTV +23.5% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 15.7 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%.

VTV

VTV tracks an index of US value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +23.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 300 positions, with the top ten at 23.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AOR or VTV?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +7.8% and VTV +23.5%.
Which is cheaper, AOR or VTV?
VTV 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 VTV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AOR and 98% of VTV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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