Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
AGG vs DFUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AGG returned −1.4% to DFUS's +13.8%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets: $139.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF, and $20.9bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF.
Pair scorecard
AGG costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.2 points.
| Measure | AGG | DFUS |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −1.4% | +13.8% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 3.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | No index, actively managed |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.09% |
| Net assets, AGG as of Oct 27, 2026 and DFUS as of Jul 31, 2026 | $139.4bn | $20.9bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 89% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 34.6% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, AGG and DFUS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
AGG and DFUS on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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.
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested, against +13.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index.
DFUS is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 89% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,236 positions, with the top ten at 34.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AGG or DFUS?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and DFUS +13.8%.
- Which is cheaper, AGG or DFUS?
- AGG is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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