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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.6% and CGCB −1.7%.

Which is cheaper, AGG or CGCB?

AGG is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AGG vs CGCB: Differences, Returns & Fees

AGG's duration was 5.8 years on May 31, 2026 and CGCB's 6.3 on Jun 30, 2026; AGG charges 0.03% to CGCB's 0.27%. Net assets: $137.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF, and $6.5bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Capital Group Core Bond ETF.

AGG costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; AGG is far larger, $137.1bn against $6.5bn.

	AGG	CGCB
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.27%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$137.1bn	$6.5bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.6%	−1.7%
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	5%
Below its high	4.7%, high on Aug 4, 2020	4.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026

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

−1.6%

AGG total return, 1 year

−1.7%

CGCB total return, 1 year

0.03%

AGG expense ratio

0.27%

CGCB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AGG and CGCB hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding AGG CGCB

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Oct 31, 2029 0.22% 0.28%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2055 0.21% 0.70%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2055 0.21% 0.78%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2054 0.21% 0.38%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2055 0.21% 0.62%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2054 0.20% 0.38%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2051 0.17% 0.19%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2053 0.16% 0.51%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2052 0.15% 0.80%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2044 0.15% 0.70%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2044 0.14% 0.14%

Freddie Mac Pool, due Mar 1, 2052 0.14% 0.31%

Only in AGG

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 0.42%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.41%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2030 0.41%

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

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2033 0.40%

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

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

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

Only in CGCB

Capital Group Central Cash Fund 2.84%

Fannie Mae Pool, due Mar 1, 2052 1.27%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2056 0.98%

Fannie Mae Pool, due Jun 1, 2055 0.92%

BAE Systems PLC, due Mar 26, 2029 0.74%

AIB Group PLC, due Sep 13, 2029 0.65%

Fannie Mae Pool, due Nov 1, 2055 0.60%

Ford Motor Credit Co LLC, due Mar 5, 2027 0.60%

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On the same fields

AGG

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

CGCB

Capital Group Core Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Capital Group

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

Total return, 1 year −1.6% −1.7%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −18.8 pts −19.0 pts

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.27%

Holdings 13402 764

Net assets, AGG as of Oct 9, 2026 and CGCB as of Oct 8, 2026 $137.1bn $6.5bn

AGG and CGCB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

AGG in plain words

AGG tracks an index of US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.6% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 4.7% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

CGCB in plain words

CGCB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.27% a year. It sat 4.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or CGCB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.6% and CGCB −1.7%.
Which is cheaper, AGG or CGCB?: AGG is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

AGG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗AGG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for AGG ↗CGCB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗CGCB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Capital Group page for CGCB ↗

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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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