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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and IGIB −1.8%.

Which is cheaper, AGG or IGIB?

AGG is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

AGG vs IGIB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Aug 31, 2026 AGG's duration was 5.8 years and IGIB's 5.9; AGG charges 0.03% to IGIB's 0.04%.

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Net assets: $139.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF, and $19.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.4%

AGG total return, 1 year

−1.8%

IGIB total return, 1 year

0.03%

AGG expense ratio

0.04%

IGIB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AGG costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points; AGG is 7.1 times larger.

AGG vs IGIB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AGG	IGIB
Return
Measure	AGG	IGIB
Total return, 1 year	−1.4%	−1.8%
Drawdown
Measure	AGG	IGIB
Below its high	3.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020	3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AGG	IGIB
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index	ICE BofA 5-10 Year US Corporate Index
Cost and size
Measure	AGG	IGIB
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$139.3bn	$19.5bn
Holdings
Measure	AGG	IGIB
Holdings in common	7%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AGG and IGIB hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026.

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7% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AGG IGIB

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2035 0.02% 0.22%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2036 0.02% 0.22%

Bank of America Corp, due Apr 25, 2034 0.02% 0.19%

Bank of America Corp, due Jan 23, 2035 0.02% 0.19%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2036 0.02% 0.20%

Meta Platforms Inc, due May 15, 2036 0.02% 0.19%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Jul 25, 2034 0.02% 0.17%

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2036 0.02% 0.20%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Feb 24, 2033 0.02% 0.13%

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2033 0.02% 0.18%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2033 0.02% 0.19%

Bank of America Corp, due Jul 22, 2033 0.02% 0.19%

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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 IGIB

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2035 0.19%

QTS Fayetteville I Dc1-2 LLC / QTS TRS Fayetteville I DC1-2 LLC, due Apr 15, 2036 0.15%

Carnival Corp Ltd, due Aug 1, 2032 0.11%

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2032 0.11%

NTT Finance Corp, due Jul 16, 2032 0.09%

BNP Paribas SA, due Jan 13, 2033 0.09%

UBS Group AG, due Jan 12, 2034 0.09%

NTT Finance Corp, due Jul 16, 2035 0.08%

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Side by side

AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate 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 of 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.4% −1.8%

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% 0.04%

Holdings 13469 3064

Net assets, AGG as of Oct 27, 2026 and IGIB as of Oct 28, 2026 $139.4bn $19.5bn

AGG and IGIB 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.

IGIB

IGIB tracks an index of 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or IGIB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and IGIB −1.8%.
Which is cheaper, AGG or IGIB?: AGG is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

AGG and IGIB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AGG and IGIB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for AGG ↗

iShares page for IGIB ↗

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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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