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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and BSV +1.0%.

Which is cheaper, AGG or BSV?

Neither: AGG and BSV both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

AGG vs BSV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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AGG's duration was 5.8 years on Aug 31, 2026 and BSV's 2.5 on Jun 30, 2026; both charge 0.03%.

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Net assets: $139.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF, and $45.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.4%

AGG total return, 1 year

+1.0%

BSV total return, 1 year

0.03%

AGG expense ratio

0.03%

BSV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 2.4 points; AGG is 3.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AGG vs BSV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AGG	BSV
Return
Measure	AGG	BSV
Total return, 1 year	−1.4%	+1.0%
Drawdown
Measure	AGG	BSV
Below its high	3.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	AGG	BSV
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index
Cost and size
Measure	AGG	BSV
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$135.7bn	$45.4bn
Holdings
Measure	AGG	BSV
Holdings in common	34%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Apr 20, 2007 to Oct 23, 2026 · 1,018 weekly returns

AGG BSV

Return

Total return edge AGG +73.7% +60.9%

Annualized edge AGG +2.9% +2.5%

Price return edge BSV −4.2% +2.0%

Risk

Volatility edge BSV 5.4% 2.3%

Max drawdown edge BSV −18.2% −8.1%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge BSV 0.26 0.40

Sortino edge BSV 0.35 0.58

Calmar edge BSV 0.16 0.30

Reading

AGG returned more: +73.7% to +60.9%. BSV swung less: 2.3% to 5.4%. BSV fell less at its worst: −8.1% to −18.2%.

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Risk and return: AGG vs BSV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AGG	BSV	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+73.7%	+60.9%	AGG	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.9%	+2.5%	AGG	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−4.2%	+2.0%	BSV	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	5.4%	2.3%	BSV	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	4.0%	1.6%	BSV	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−18.2%	−8.1%	BSV	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.26	0.40	BSV	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.35	0.58	BSV	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.16	0.30	BSV	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 1,018 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

34%

By the books each fund has filed, AGG and BSV hold 34% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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34% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AGG BSV

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2030 0.40% 0.88%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jun 15, 2028 0.36% 0.39%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2030 0.32% 0.64%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2031 0.31% 0.78%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2031 0.31% 0.55%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2031 0.30% 0.55%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2028 0.30% 1.12%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 31, 2030 0.30% 0.42%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Sep 15, 2028 0.30% 0.36%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 31, 2031 0.29% 0.56%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2030 0.29% 0.57%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jun 30, 2030 0.28% 0.55%

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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 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%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 0.38%

Only in BSV

US TREASURY N/B, due Jul 15, 2027 0.80%

US TREASURY N/B, due Jul 31, 2027 0.75%

US TREASURY N/B, due Jul 31, 2027 0.51%

US TREASURY N/B, due Jul 31, 2027 0.38%

US TREASURY N/B, due Jun 30, 2027 0.11%

US TREASURY N/B, due Jun 30, 2027 0.10%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jul 22, 2028 0.06%

FED HOME LN BANK, due Jun 30, 2028 0.05%

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Side by side

AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF BSV Vanguard Short-Term 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 Short-Term Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.4% +1.0%

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% 0.03%

Holdings 13469 3157

Net assets, AGG as of Oct 27, 2026 and BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 $139.4bn $45.4bn

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

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AGG and BSV do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. AGG follows Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and BSV follows Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index.
Holdings in common. 34% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 AGG returned −1.4% and BSV +1.0% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 2.4 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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.

BSV

BSV tracks an index of Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.0% with distributions reinvested.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or BSV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and BSV +1.0%.
Which is cheaper, AGG or BSV?: Neither: AGG and BSV both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

AGG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AGG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for AGG ↗

BSV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BSV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for BSV ↗

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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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