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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +7.8% and XLV +25.6%.

Which is cheaper, AOR or XLV?

XLV is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AOR and 100% of XLV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

AOR vs XLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AOR returned +7.8% to XLV's +25.6%; 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 $47.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+7.8%

AOR total return, 1 year

+25.6%

XLV total return, 1 year

0.15%

AOR expense ratio

0.08%

XLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLV costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.8 points; XLV is 12.1 times larger.

AOR vs XLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AOR	XLV
Return
Measure	AOR	XLV
Total return, 1 year	+7.8%	+25.6%
Benchmark
Measure	AOR	XLV
What it tracks	60/40 Balanced Allocation	Health Care Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	AOR	XLV
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$3.9bn	$47.0bn
Holdings
Measure	AOR	XLV
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	99.9%	60.6%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AOR and XLV 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 XLV

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 XLV

ELI LILLY + CO 15.77%

JOHNSON + JOHNSON 9.96%

ABBVIE INC 7.78%

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 5.66%

MERCK + CO. INC. 5.38%

THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC 3.94%

AMGEN INC 3.72%

GILEAD SCIENCES INC 3.03%

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Side by side

AOR iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF XLV State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Allocation ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index of 60/40 Balanced Allocation Tracks an index of Health care

Total return, 1 year +7.8% +25.6%

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% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 99.7%

Holdings 7 62

Net assets, AOR as of Oct 28, 2026 and XLV as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.9bn $47.0bn

AOR and XLV 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%.

XLV

XLV tracks an index of Health care. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +25.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 62 positions, with the top ten at 60.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AOR or XLV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AOR returned +7.8% and XLV +25.6%.
Which is cheaper, AOR or XLV?: XLV is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AOR and XLV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AOR and 100% of XLV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

AOR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AOR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for AOR ↗

XLV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLV 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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