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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and AVDV +22.8%.

Which is cheaper, AGG or AVDV?

AGG is cheaper, by 0.33 percentage points a year. That is about $33 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AGG vs AVDV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AGG returned −1.4% to AVDV's +22.8%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $139.4bn for iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and $20.0bn for Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF.

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At a glance

−1.4%

AGG total return, 1 year

+22.8%

AVDV total return, 1 year

0.03%

AGG expense ratio

0.36%

AVDV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AGG costs 0.33 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 24.2 points; AGG is 7.0 times larger.

AGG vs AVDV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AGG	AVDV
Return
Measure	AGG	AVDV
Total return, 1 year	−1.4%	+22.8%
Drawdown
Measure	AGG	AVDV
Below its high	3.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020	5.7%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AGG	AVDV
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	AGG	AVDV
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.36%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$139.4bn	$20.0bn
Holdings
Measure	AGG	AVDV
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		6.2%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AGG and AVDV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AGG AVDV

Only in one fund ↓

Only in AGG

BLACKROCK CASH CL INST SL AGENCY 3.02%

TREASURY NOTE 0.40%

TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.40%

TREASURY NOTE 0.40%

TREASURY NOTE 0.39%

TREASURY NOTE 0.38%

Only in AVDV

AUSTRIA TECHNOLOGIE + SYSTEM COMMON STOCK 0.81%

WHITBREAD PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.767974 0.68%

CLAL INSURANCE ENTERPR HLDGS COMMON STOCK ILS1.0 0.67%

TAMARACK VALLEY ENERGY LTD COMMON STOCK 0.60%

PERSEUS MINING LTD COMMON STOCK 0.59%

B2GOLD CORP COMMON STOCK 0.58%

LION FINANCE GROUP PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.01 0.58%

JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC COMMON STOCK GBP1.478994 0.56%

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Side by side

AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF AVDV Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Avantis

What it is Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.4% +22.8%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.3% (SCHZ) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs SCHZ not measured

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.36%

Holdings 13469 1732

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $139.4bn $20.0bn

AGG and AVDV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

AGG

AGG tracks an index of US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.3% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

AVDV

AVDV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +22.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,732 positions, with the top ten at 6.2%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or AVDV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and AVDV +22.8%.
Which is cheaper, AGG or AVDV?: AGG is cheaper, by 0.33 percentage points a year. That is about $33 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

AGG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AGG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for AGG ↗

AVDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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