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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and AVUV +25.1%.

Which is cheaper, AGG or AVUV?

AGG is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 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 AVUV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AGG returned −1.4% to AVUV's +25.1%; 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 $32.1bn for Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF.

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At a glance

−1.4%

AGG total return, 1 year

+25.1%

AVUV total return, 1 year

0.03%

AGG expense ratio

0.25%

AVUV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AGG costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 26.5 points; AGG is 4.3 times larger.

AGG vs AVUV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AGG	AVUV
Return
Measure	AGG	AVUV
Total return, 1 year	−1.4%	+25.1%
Drawdown
Measure	AGG	AVUV
Below its high	3.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020	4.4%, high on Aug 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AGG	AVUV
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	AGG	AVUV
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.25%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$139.4bn	$32.1bn
Holdings
Measure	AGG	AVUV
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		7.9%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AGG and AVUV 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 AVUV

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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 AVUV

MATSON INC COMMON STOCK 0.99%

GATX CORP COMMON STOCK USD.625 0.89%

SM ENERGY CO COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.83%

ABERCROMBIE + FITCH CO CL A COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.79%

LYFT INC A COMMON STOCK USD.00001 0.77%

MACY S INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.77%

MURPHY OIL CORP COMMON STOCK USD1.0 0.73%

SKYWEST INC COMMON STOCK 0.73%

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Side by side

AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF AVUV Avantis U.S. 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% +25.1%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.3% (SCHZ) +21.1% (IWN)

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs SCHZ +4.0 pts vs IWN

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.25%

Holdings 13469 791

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $139.4bn $32.1bn

AGG and AVUV 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.

AVUV

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +25.1% with distributions reinvested, against +21.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Value.

AVUV is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% 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 791 positions, with the top ten at 7.9%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or AVUV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and AVUV +25.1%.
Which is cheaper, AGG or AVUV?: AGG is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

AGG on its own →AVUV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AGG dividend history →AGG holdings →AVUV dividend history →AVUV holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

AGG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AGG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for AGG ↗

AVUV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVUV 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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