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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and IGM +21.7%.

Which is cheaper, AGG or IGM?

AGG is cheaper, by 0.34 percentage points a year. That is about $34 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

AGG vs IGM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AGG returned −1.4% to IGM's +21.7%; 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 $11.0bn for iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF.

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At a glance

−1.4%

AGG total return, 1 year

+21.7%

IGM total return, 1 year

0.03%

AGG expense ratio

0.37%

IGM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AGG costs 0.34 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 23.1 points; AGG is 12.7 times larger.

AGG vs IGM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AGG	IGM
Return
Measure	AGG	IGM
Total return, 1 year	−1.4%	+21.7%
Drawdown
Measure	AGG	IGM
Below its high	3.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020	6.2%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AGG	IGM
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index	S&P North American Expanded Technology Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	AGG	IGM
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.37%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$139.4bn	$11.0bn
Holdings
Measure	AGG	IGM
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		92%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		56.8%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AGG and IGM 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 IGM

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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 IGM

APPLE 9.36%

MICROSOFT 9.19%

NVIDIA 8.28%

BROADCOM INC 7.07%

ALPHABET CLASS A 4.57%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 4.27%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.16%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 4.07%

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Side by side

AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF IGM iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds Tracks an index of Expanded Tech Sector

Total return, 1 year −1.4% +21.7%

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% 0.37%

Holdings 13469 295

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $139.4bn $11.0bn

AGG and IGM 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.

IGM

IGM tracks an index of Expanded Tech Sector. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +21.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 295 positions, with the top ten at 56.8%. It sat 6.2% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or IGM?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and IGM +21.7%.
Which is cheaper, AGG or IGM?: AGG is cheaper, by 0.34 percentage points a year. That is about $34 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

AGG and IGM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AGG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for AGG ↗

IGM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGM ↗

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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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