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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and BNDX −0.9%.

Which is cheaper, AGG or BNDX?

AGG is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

AGG vs BNDX: Differences, Returns & Fees

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AGG's duration was 5.8 years on Aug 31, 2026 and BNDX's 6.5 on Jul 31, 2026; AGG charges 0.03% to BNDX's 0.07%.

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Net assets: $139.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF, and $82.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total International Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.4%

AGG total return, 1 year

−0.9%

BNDX total return, 1 year

0.03%

AGG expense ratio

0.07%

BNDX expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AGG costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points; AGG is 1.6 times larger.

AGG vs BNDX: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AGG	BNDX
Return
Measure	AGG	BNDX
Total return, 1 year	−1.4%	−0.9%
Drawdown
Measure	AGG	BNDX
Below its high	3.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	AGG	BNDX
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index	Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Index (USD Hedged)
Cost and size
Measure	AGG	BNDX
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$135.7bn	$82.9bn
Holdings
Measure	AGG	BNDX
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AGG and BNDX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AGG BNDX

Only in one fund ↓

Only in AGG

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 0.41%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.40%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2030 0.40%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 0.40%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2034 0.39%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2036 0.39%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2035 0.39%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2033 0.38%

Only in BNDX

UK TSY GILT, due Mar 7, 2031 0.41%

FRANCE O.A.T., due Feb 25, 2031 0.37%

FRANCE O.A.T., due Feb 25, 2029 0.36%

UK TSY GILT, due Mar 7, 2030 0.36%

UK TSY GILT, due Mar 7, 2028 0.35%

UK TSY GILT, due Jul 22, 2029 0.34%

FRANCE O.A.T., due Nov 25, 2035 0.33%

FRANCE O.A.T., due Nov 25, 2032 0.33%

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Side by side

AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds Tracks an index of Total International Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.4% −0.9%

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% 0.07%

Holdings 13469 6840

Net assets, AGG as of Oct 27, 2026 and BNDX as of Sep 30, 2026 $139.4bn $82.9bn

AGG and BNDX 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.

BNDX

BNDX tracks an index of Total International Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or BNDX?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and BNDX −0.9%.
Which is cheaper, AGG or BNDX?: AGG is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 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 →BNDX on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AGG dividend history →AGG holdings →BNDX dividend history →BNDX holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

AGG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AGG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for AGG ↗

BNDX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BNDX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for BNDX ↗

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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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