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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −0.7% and VOOG returned +17.8%, so VOOG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AGG or VOOG?

AGG charges 0.03% a year and VOOG charges 0.05%, 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 VOOG: how they differ

AGG is a bond index fund and VOOG an equity index fund, and over the year VOOG returned more, +17.8% against −0.7%.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund.

AGG and VOOG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	US aggregate bonds	S&P 500 Growth
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+17.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	+0.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.05%
Holdings	not filed	146

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.

VOOG in plain words

VOOG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 60.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or VOOG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −0.7% and VOOG returned +17.8%, so VOOG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AGG or VOOG?: AGG charges 0.03% a year and VOOG charges 0.05%, so AGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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