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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and IXUS +14.1%.

Which is cheaper, AGG or IXUS?

AGG is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 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 IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AGG returned −1.4% to IXUS's +14.1%; 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 $57.6bn for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

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At a glance

−1.4%

AGG total return, 1 year

+14.1%

IXUS total return, 1 year

0.03%

AGG expense ratio

0.07%

IXUS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AGG costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.5 points; AGG is 2.4 times larger.

AGG vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AGG	IXUS
Return
Measure	AGG	IXUS
Total return, 1 year	−1.4%	+14.1%
Drawdown
Measure	AGG	IXUS
Below its high	3.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AGG	IXUS
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index	MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI
Cost and size
Measure	AGG	IXUS
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$139.4bn	$57.6bn
Holdings
Measure	AGG	IXUS
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		13.5%

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

What they share

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

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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 IXUS

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.39%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 1.90%

ASML HOLDING 1.53%

SK HYNIX 1.35%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.82%

SHELL 0.73%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.73%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.72%

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Side by side

AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock

Total return, 1 year −1.4% +14.1%

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

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs SCHZ −0.2 pts vs ACWX

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.07%

Holdings 13469 4584

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $139.4bn $57.6bn

AGG and IXUS 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.

IXUS

IXUS tracks the MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 4,584 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or IXUS?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and IXUS +14.1%.
Which is cheaper, AGG or IXUS?: AGG is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

AGG and IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AGG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for AGG ↗

IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IXUS ↗

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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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