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GAL vs AOM

State Street Global Allocation ETF vs iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF

GAL

State Street Global Allocation ETF

State Street Investment Management

Annual cost

0.35%

Fund size

$307M

AOM

iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.15%

Fund size

$1.7B

Key differences

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

Side-by-side comparison

GALAOM
Annual cost (TER)0.35%0.15%
Fund size (AUM)$307M$1.7B
Since20122008
Dividend yield3.18%3.04%
Asset classalternativemixed asset
Region
Strategytactical allocationindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+20.4%+15.2%
CAGR 3Y+13.9%+10.8%
CAGR 5Y+7.2%+4.9%
Sharpe 3Y1.040.96
Volatility 1Y8.71%6.55%
Max drawdown-28.31%-19.96%

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

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