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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and IJR +17.5%.

Which is cheaper, AGG or IJR?

AGG is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 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 IJR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AGG returned −1.4% to IJR's +17.5%; 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 $104.6bn for iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF.

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At a glance

−1.4%

AGG total return, 1 year

+17.5%

IJR total return, 1 year

0.03%

AGG expense ratio

0.06%

IJR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AGG costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.9 points; AGG is 1.3 times larger.

AGG vs IJR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AGG	IJR
Return
Measure	AGG	IJR
Total return, 1 year	−1.4%	+17.5%
Drawdown
Measure	AGG	IJR
Below its high	3.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020	6.8%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AGG	IJR
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index	S&P SmallCap 600
Cost and size
Measure	AGG	IJR
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$139.4bn	$104.6bn
Holdings
Measure	AGG	IJR
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		5.3%

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

What they share

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

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 IJR

GLAUKOS 0.61%

PAYCOM SOFTWARE 0.57%

MATCH GROUP INC 0.57%

VIASAT INC 0.55%

SM ENERGY 0.53%

PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS 0.52%

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.51%

JACKSON FINANCIAL CLASS A 0.48%

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Side by side

AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds Tracks the S&P SmallCap 600

Total return, 1 year −1.4% +17.5%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.3% (SCHZ) +17.6% (SPSM)

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs SCHZ −0.1 pts vs SPSM

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.06%

Holdings 13469 642

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $139.4bn $104.6bn

AGG and IJR 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.

IJR

IJR tracks the S&P SmallCap 600. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.6% for its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% 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 642 positions, with the top ten at 5.3%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or IJR?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and IJR +17.5%.
Which is cheaper, AGG or IJR?: AGG is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

AGG and IJR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AGG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for AGG ↗

IJR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJR ↗

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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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