Which returned more over the last year, AGG or AVUV?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −0.7% and AVUV returned +24.6%, so AVUV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AGG or AVUV?

AGG charges 0.03% a year and AVUV charges 0.25%, so AGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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AGG vs AVUV: how they differ

AGG is a bond index fund and AVUV an equity index fund, and over the year AVUV returned more, +24.6% against −0.7%.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF.

AGG and AVUV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Avantis
What it is	US aggregate bonds	U.S. Small Cap Value
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+24.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	+7.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.25%
Holdings	not filed	795

AGG in plain words

AGG is a bond fund tracking the US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.7% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

AVUV in plain words

AVUV is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Small Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +24.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 795 positions, with the top ten at 8.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or AVUV?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −0.7% and AVUV returned +24.6%, so AVUV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AGG or AVUV?: AGG charges 0.03% a year and AVUV charges 0.25%, so AGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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