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AOR vs XLG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AOR returned +7.8% to XLG's +6.4%; 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 $11.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.

AOR on its own →XLG on its own →
At a glance
+7.8%
AOR total return, 1 year
+6.4%
XLG total return, 1 year
0.15%
AOR expense ratio
0.20%
XLG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AOR costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points; XLG is 3.1 times larger.

AOR vs XLG: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAORXLG
Return
Total return, 1 year+7.8%+6.4%
Benchmark
What it tracks60/40 Balanced AllocationS&P 500 Top 50 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.20%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$3.9bn$11.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund99.9%60.3%

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

What they share

0%

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AOR XLG
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 XLG
NVIDIA Corp 12.54%
Apple Inc 12.04%
Microsoft Corp 9.38%
Amazon.com Inc 5.91%
Alphabet Inc 4.47%
Broadcom Inc 3.87%
Alphabet Inc 3.58%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.25%
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Side by side

AOR iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF
Where it sits Allocation ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Invesco
What it is Tracks an index of 60/40 Balanced Allocation Tracks the S&P 500 top 50
Total return, 1 year +7.8% +6.4%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.4% (ACWI) +13.7% (IVV)
Gap to its benchmark −5.6 pts vs ACWI −7.3 pts vs IVV
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.20%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 98.4%
Holdings 7 53
Net assets, AOR as of Oct 28, 2026 and XLG as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.9bn $11.9bn

AOR and XLG 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%.

XLG

XLG tracks the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +6.4% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 53 positions, with the top ten at 60.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AOR or XLG?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +7.8% and XLG +6.4%.
Which is cheaper, AOR or XLG?
AOR is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AOR and XLG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AOR and 98% of XLG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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AOR on its own →XLG on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AOR dividend history →AOR holdings →XLG dividend history →XLG holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
AOR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AOR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for AOR ↗
XLG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XLG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Invesco page for XLG ↗

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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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