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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and IYE +58.8%.

Which is cheaper, AGG or IYE?

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 IYE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AGG returned −1.4% to IYE's +58.8%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $139.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF, and $1.8bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares U.S. Energy ETF.

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At a glance

−1.4%

AGG total return, 1 year

+58.8%

IYE total return, 1 year

0.03%

AGG expense ratio

0.37%

IYE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AGG costs 0.34 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 60.2 points; AGG is far larger, $139.4bn against $1.8bn.

AGG vs IYE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AGG	IYE
Return
Measure	AGG	IYE
Total return, 1 year	−1.4%	+58.8%
Drawdown
Measure	AGG	IYE
Below its high	3.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	AGG	IYE
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index	Russell 1000 Energy RIC 22
Cost and size
Measure	AGG	IYE
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.37%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$139.4bn	$1.8bn
Holdings
Measure	AGG	IYE
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		67%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		71.5%

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

What they share

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

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 IYE

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 23.48%

CHEVRON 16.24%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.74%

MARATHON PETROLEUM 4.68%

VALERO ENERGY CORP 4.07%

PHILLIPS 66 3.97%

WILLIAMS 3.37%

EOG RESOURCES 3.28%

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Side by side

AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF IYE iShares U.S. Energy 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 U.S. Energy

Total return, 1 year −1.4% +58.8%

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% 0.37%

Holdings 13469 41

Net assets, AGG as of Oct 27, 2026 and IYE as of Oct 28, 2026 $139.4bn $1.8bn

AGG and IYE 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.

IYE

IYE tracks an index of U.S. Energy. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +58.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 67% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 41 positions, with the top ten at 71.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or IYE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and IYE +58.8%.
Which is cheaper, AGG or IYE?: 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 IYE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AGG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for AGG ↗

IYE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IYE ↗

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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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