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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.6% and JBND −1.1%.

Which is cheaper, AGG or JBND?

AGG is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AGG vs JBND: Differences, Returns & Fees

On May 31, 2026 AGG's duration was 5.8 years and JBND's 6.2; AGG charges 0.03% to JBND's 0.25%. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $137.1bn for iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and $8.9bn for JPMorgan Active Bond ETF.

AGG costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points; AGG is 15.5 times larger.

	AGG	JBND
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.25%
Net assets	$137.1bn	$8.9bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.6%	−1.1%
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	10%
Below its high	4.7%, high on Aug 4, 2020	4.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.

−1.6%

AGG total return, 1 year

−1.1%

JBND total return, 1 year

0.03%

AGG expense ratio

0.25%

JBND expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AGG and JBND hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding AGG JBND

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2034 0.40% 1.86%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2033 0.40% 1.79%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 0.39% 1.49%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2030 0.33% 0.68%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2033 0.31% 0.31%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 31, 2030 0.31% 0.45%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2032 0.29% 1.46%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Oct 31, 2030 0.28% 0.67%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.41% 0.27%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Sep 30, 2030 0.29% 0.23%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 15, 2028 0.23% 0.29%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2031 0.32% 0.20%

Only in AGG

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2035 0.39%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 0.38%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2036 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jun 15, 2028 0.35%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2033 0.35%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2032 0.33%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2033 0.33%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2031 0.31%

Only in JBND

U.S. Treasury STRIPS Bonds, due Feb 15, 2036 1.21%

U.S. Treasury STRIPS Bonds, due Aug 15, 2037 0.90%

U.S. Treasury STRIPS Bonds, due Feb 15, 2038 0.89%

U.S. Treasury STRIPS Bonds, due Nov 15, 2030 0.76%

U.S. Treasury STRIPS Bonds, due Nov 15, 2037 0.72%

U.S. Treasury STRIPS Bonds, due Aug 15, 2035 0.69%

U.S. Treasury STRIPS Bonds, due Aug 15, 2030 0.57%

U.S. Treasury STRIPS Bonds, due Feb 15, 2037 0.57%

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On the same fields

AGG

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

JBND

JPMorgan Active Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares JPMorgan

What it is Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.6% −1.1%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −18.8 pts −18.4 pts

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.25%

Holdings 13402 1757

Net assets $137.1bn $8.9bn

AGG and JBND on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

AGG in plain words

AGG tracks an index of US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.6% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 4.7% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

JBND in plain words

JBND is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.1% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 4.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or JBND?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.6% and JBND −1.1%.
Which is cheaper, AGG or JBND?: AGG is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

AGG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗AGG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for AGG ↗JBND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JBND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗JPMorgan website ↗

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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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