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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and EDV −13.3%.

Which is cheaper, AGG or EDV?

AGG is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

AGG vs EDV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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AGG's duration was 5.8 years on Aug 31, 2026 and EDV's 23.3 on May 31, 2026; AGG charges 0.03% to EDV's 0.05%.

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Net assets: $139.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF, and $3.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF.

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At a glance

−1.4%

AGG total return, 1 year

−13.3%

EDV total return, 1 year

0.03%

AGG expense ratio

0.05%

EDV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AGG costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.9 points; AGG is far larger, $135.7bn against $3.6bn.

AGG vs EDV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AGG	EDV
Return
Measure	AGG	EDV
Total return, 1 year	−1.4%	−13.3%
Drawdown
Measure	AGG	EDV
Below its high	3.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020	57.0%, high on Mar 9, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	AGG	EDV
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury STRIPS 2030 Year Equal Par Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	AGG	EDV
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.05%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$135.7bn	$3.6bn
Holdings
Measure	AGG	EDV
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AGG EDV

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 EDV

STRIPS, due May 15, 2046 1.83%

STRIP PRINC, due May 15, 2046 1.76%

STRIPS, due Aug 15, 2046 1.72%

STRIP PRINC, due Aug 15, 2046 1.70%

STRIPS, due Nov 15, 2046 1.68%

STRIP PRINC, due Aug 15, 2055 1.65%

STRIPS, due Feb 15, 2047 1.60%

STRIP PRINC, due Nov 15, 2055 1.57%

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Side by side

AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury 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 Extended Duration Treasury

Total return, 1 year −1.4% −13.3%

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% 0.05%

Holdings 13469 81

Net assets, AGG as of Oct 27, 2026 and EDV as of Sep 30, 2026 $139.4bn $3.6bn

AGG and EDV 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.

EDV

EDV tracks an index of Extended Duration Treasury. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −13.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 57.0% below its high of Mar 9, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or EDV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and EDV −13.3%.
Which is cheaper, AGG or EDV?: AGG is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

AGG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AGG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for AGG ↗

EDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for EDV ↗

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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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