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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and EZU +7.1%.

Which is cheaper, AGG or EZU?

AGG is cheaper, by 0.47 percentage points a year. That is about $47 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AGG vs EZU: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AGG returned −1.4% to EZU's +7.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $139.4bn for iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and $9.2bn for iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF.

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At a glance

−1.4%

AGG total return, 1 year

+7.1%

EZU total return, 1 year

0.03%

AGG expense ratio

0.50%

EZU expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AGG costs 0.47 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.5 points; AGG is 15.2 times larger.

AGG vs EZU: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AGG	EZU
Return
Measure	AGG	EZU
Total return, 1 year	−1.4%	+7.1%
Drawdown
Measure	AGG	EZU
Below its high	3.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020	8.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AGG	EZU
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index	MSCI EMU Index
Cost and size
Measure	AGG	EZU
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.50%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$139.4bn	$9.2bn
Holdings
Measure	AGG	EZU
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		30.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AGG and EZU hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AGG EZU

Only in one fund ↓

Only in AGG

BLACKROCK CASH CL INST SL AGENCY 3.02%

TREASURY NOTE 0.40%

TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.40%

TREASURY NOTE 0.40%

TREASURY NOTE 0.39%

TREASURY NOTE 0.38%

Only in EZU

ASML HOLDING 8.79%

SAP 3.33%

SIEMENS N AG 2.97%

ALLIANZ 2.55%

BANCO SANTANDER 2.48%

TOTALENERGIES 2.48%

IBERDROLA 2.10%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 2.05%

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Side by side

AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds Tracks the MSCI Eurozone

Total return, 1 year −1.4% +7.1%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.3% (SCHZ) +14.3% (ACWX)

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs SCHZ −7.2 pts vs ACWX

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.50%

Holdings 13469 216

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $139.4bn $9.2bn

AGG and EZU 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.

EZU

EZU tracks the MSCI Eurozone. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +7.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 216 positions, with the top ten at 30.5%. It sat 8.7% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or EZU?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and EZU +7.1%.
Which is cheaper, AGG or EZU?: AGG is cheaper, by 0.47 percentage points a year. That is about $47 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 ↗

EZU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EZU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EZU ↗

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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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