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

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

Which is cheaper, AGG or EAGG?

AGG is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AGG vs EAGG: Differences, Returns & Fees

On May 31, 2026 AGG's duration was 5.8 years and EAGG's 5.9; AGG charges 0.03% to EAGG's 0.10%. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $137.1bn for iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and $5.0bn for iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF.

AGG costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; AGG is far larger, $137.1bn against $5.0bn.

	AGG	EAGG
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.10%
Net assets	$137.1bn	$5.0bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.6%	−1.7%
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index	Bloomberg MSCI US Aggregate ESG Focus Index
Holdings in common	62%
Below its high	4.7%, high on Aug 4, 2020	5.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.

−1.6%

AGG total return, 1 year

−1.7%

EAGG total return, 1 year

0.03%

AGG expense ratio

0.10%

EAGG expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AGG and EAGG hold 62% 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.

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62% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding AGG EAGG

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 0.42% 0.41%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 0.39% 0.40%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.41% 0.39%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 0.39% 0.47%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 0.38% 0.40%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2035 0.39% 0.38%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2034 0.40% 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2035 0.39% 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2033 0.40% 0.34%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2032 0.33% 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2030 0.41% 0.32%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2031 0.32% 0.32%

Only in AGG

Fannie Mae Pool, due Nov 1, 2051 0.13%

Fannie Mae Pool, due Mar 1, 2052 0.10%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2029 0.08%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jul 31, 2027 0.08%

Freddie Mac Pool, due Apr 1, 2053 0.07%

Fannie Mae Pool, due Apr 1, 2052 0.06%

Freddie Mac Pool, due Mar 1, 2051 0.06%

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp, due Jul 15, 2032 0.06%

Only in EAGG

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2027 0.13%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 15, 2027 0.12%

Fannie Mae Pool, due Apr 1, 2051 0.11%

Fannie Mae Pool, due Sep 1, 2055 0.10%

Fannie Mae Pool, due Jan 1, 2053 0.08%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Jun 1, 2041 0.08%

Fannie Mae Pool, due May 1, 2050 0.07%

Fannie Mae Pool, due Nov 1, 2054 0.07%

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On the same fields

AGG

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

EAGG

iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

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

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 −18.9 pts

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.10%

Holdings 13402 5119

Net assets $137.1bn $5.0bn

AGG and EAGG 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.

EAGG in plain words

EAGG tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. It sat 5.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or EAGG?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.6% and EAGG −1.7%.
Which is cheaper, AGG or EAGG?: AGG is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

AGG and EAGG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗AGG and EAGG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for AGG ↗iShares page for EAGG ↗

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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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