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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 IGM: how they differ

AGG is a bond index fund and IGM an equity index fund, and over the year IGM returned more, +32.7% against −0.7%.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF.

AGG and IGM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
IGM
iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isUS aggregate bondsExpanded Tech Sector
Total return, 1 year−0.7%+32.7%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−18.2 pts+15.2 pts
Expense ratio0.03%0.37%
Holdingsnot filed295

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.

IGM in plain words

IGM is an index equity fund tracking the Expanded Tech Sector. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +32.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 295 positions, with the top ten at 55.7%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or IGM?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −0.7% and IGM returned +32.7%, so IGM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AGG or IGM?
AGG charges 0.03% a year and IGM charges 0.37%, so AGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AGG against IGM, 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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