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

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned +1.3% and VGT returned +39.7%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AGG or VGT?

AGG charges 0.03% a year and VGT charges 0.09%, 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.

AGG vs VGT

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iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund.

AGG and VGT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	VGT Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	US aggregate bonds	Information technology
Total return, 1 year	+1.3%	+39.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.6 pts	+19.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.09%
Holdings	n/a	317

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.

VGT in plain words

VGT is a index equity fund tracking Information technology. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +39.7% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 317 positions, with the top ten at 59.5%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or VGT?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned +1.3% and VGT returned +39.7%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AGG or VGT?: AGG charges 0.03% a year and VGT charges 0.09%, so AGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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