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

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AGG vs BOND: how they differ

AGG and BOND are both bond index funds, and over the year BOND returned more, −0.1% against −0.7%.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund.

AGG and BOND on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
BOND
PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesPIMCO
What it isUS aggregate bondsActive Bond Exchange-Traded
Total return, 1 year−0.7%−0.1%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−18.2 pts−17.6 pts
Expense ratio0.03%0.54%
Holdingsnot filed1565

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.

BOND in plain words

BOND is a bond fund tracking the Active Bond Exchange-Traded. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.54% a year. It sat 3.3% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or BOND?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −0.7% and BOND returned −0.1%, so BOND returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AGG or BOND?
AGG charges 0.03% a year and BOND charges 0.54%, so AGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AGG against BOND, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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