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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −0.4% and IBIT returned −31.1%, so AGG returned more.

Which is cheaper, AGG or IBIT?

AGG charges 0.03% a year and IBIT charges 0.25%, so AGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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AGG vs IBIT: how they differ

AGG and IBIT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and AGG returned more over the year.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AGG and IBIT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AGG and IBIT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	AGG	IBIT
USD CASH	-1.99%	0.00%

Only in each
Only in AGG	Only in IBIT
BLACKROCK CASH CL INST SL AGENCY 2.73%	BITCOIN 100.00%
TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.40%
TREASURY NOTE 0.40%
TREASURY NOTE 0.40%
TREASURY NOTE 0.40%
TREASURY NOTE 0.40%
TREASURY NOTE 0.39%
TREASURY NOTE 0.39%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 18, 2026.

AGG and IBIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds	Holds bitcoin
Total return, 1 year	−0.4%	−31.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.0 pts	−47.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.25%
Holdings	13428	2
Net assets	$137.3bn	$63.7bn

AGG in plain words

AGG tracks an index of US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −0.4% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.7% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 18, 2026.

IBIT in plain words

IBIT holds bitcoin. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −31.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 35.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2025 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or IBIT?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −0.4% and IBIT returned −31.1%, so AGG returned more.
Which is cheaper, AGG or IBIT?: AGG charges 0.03% a year and IBIT charges 0.25%, so AGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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