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

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned +1.3% and SCHD returned +30.3%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AGG or SCHD?

AGG charges 0.03% a year and SCHD charges 0.06%, so AGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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AGG vs SCHD

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iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF.

AGG and SCHD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Schwab
What it is	US aggregate bonds	US dividend
Total return, 1 year	+1.3%	+30.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.6 pts	+10.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.06%
Holdings	n/a	99

AGG in plain words

AGG is a bond fund tracking US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

SCHD in plain words

SCHD is a index equity fund tracking US dividend. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +30.3% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 43.7%.

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Which returned more over the last year, AGG or SCHD?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned +1.3% and SCHD returned +30.3%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AGG or SCHD?: AGG charges 0.03% a year and SCHD charges 0.06%, so AGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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