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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 EZU: how they differ

AGG is a bond index fund and EZU an equity index fund, and over the year EZU returned more, +18.0% against −0.7%.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF.

AGG and EZU on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
EZU
iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isUS aggregate bondsMSCI Eurozone
Total return, 1 year−0.7%+18.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−18.2 pts+0.5 pts
Expense ratio0.03%0.50%
Holdingsnot filed226

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.

EZU in plain words

EZU is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Eurozone. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% 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 226 positions, with the top ten at 28.2%. It sat 3.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or EZU?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −0.7% and EZU returned +18.0%, so EZU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AGG or EZU?
AGG charges 0.03% a year and EZU charges 0.50%, so AGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AGG against EZU, 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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