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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −0.7% and MAGS returned +14.4%, so MAGS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AGG or MAGS?

AGG charges 0.03% a year and MAGS charges 0.30%, 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 MAGS: how they differ

AGG is a bond index fund and MAGS an equity index fund, and over the year MAGS returned more, +14.4% against −0.7%.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF.

AGG and MAGS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	MAGS Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Roundhill
What it is	US aggregate bonds	Magnificent Seven
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+14.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−3.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.30%
Holdings	not filed	9

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.

MAGS in plain words

MAGS is an index equity fund tracking the Magnificent Seven. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 26% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 9 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or MAGS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −0.7% and MAGS returned +14.4%, so MAGS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AGG or MAGS?: AGG charges 0.03% a year and MAGS charges 0.30%, so AGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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