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GAL vs AOA

State Street Global Allocation ETF vs iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF

GAL

State Street Global Allocation ETF

State Street Investment Management

Annual cost

0.35%

Fund size

$307M

AOA

iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.15%

Fund size

$3.0B

Key differences

  • AOA costs 0.20% less per year.
  • AOA is significantly larger than GAL — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • GAL is classified as alternative, while AOA is mixed asset — different risk/return profiles.
  • GAL follows a tactical allocation strategy; AOA uses index tracking.
  • Over the last 3 years, AOA has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

GALAOA
Annual cost (TER)0.35%0.15%
Fund size (AUM)$307M$3.0B
Since20122008
Dividend yield3.18%2.12%
Asset classalternativemixed asset
Region
Strategytactical allocationindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+20.4%+24.6%
CAGR 3Y+13.9%+17.5%
CAGR 5Y+7.2%+9.3%
Sharpe 3Y1.041.14
Volatility 1Y8.71%10.68%
Max drawdown-28.31%-28.38%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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