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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +7.8% and XHB −8.6%.

Which is cheaper, AOR or XHB?

AOR is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AOR and 46% of XHB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

AOR vs XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AOR returned +7.8% to XHB's −8.6%; 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 $1.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF.

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At a glance

+7.8%

AOR total return, 1 year

−8.6%

XHB total return, 1 year

0.15%

AOR expense ratio

0.35%

XHB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AOR costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.4 points; AOR is 2.6 times larger.

AOR vs XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AOR	XHB
Return
Measure	AOR	XHB
Total return, 1 year	+7.8%	−8.6%
Drawdown
Measure	AOR	XHB
Below its high		20.5%, high on Oct 18, 2024
Benchmark
Measure	AOR	XHB
What it tracks	60/40 Balanced Allocation	S&P Homebuilders Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	AOR	XHB
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$3.9bn	$1.5bn
Holdings
Measure	AOR	XHB
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	99.9%	35.4%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AOR XHB

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 XHB

ALLEGION PLC 3.83%

SHARKNINJA INC 3.76%

WAYFAIR INC CLASS A 3.63%

WILLIAMS SONOMA INC 3.54%

SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC 3.49%

MASCO CORP 3.49%

JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATION 3.46%

DR HORTON INC 3.41%

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Side by side

AOR iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF XHB State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF

Where it sits Allocation ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index of 60/40 Balanced Allocation Tracks the S&P Homebuilders

Total return, 1 year +7.8% −8.6%

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% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 45.7%

Holdings 7 34

Net assets, AOR as of Oct 28, 2026 and XHB as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.9bn $1.5bn

AOR and XHB 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%.

XHB

XHB tracks the S&P Homebuilders. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −8.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 46% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 34 positions, with the top ten at 35.4%. It sat 20.5% below its high of Oct 18, 2024 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AOR or XHB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +7.8% and XHB −8.6%.
Which is cheaper, AOR or XHB?: AOR is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AOR and XHB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AOR and 46% of XHB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

AOR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AOR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for AOR ↗

XHB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XHB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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