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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and MUB −0.4%.

Which is cheaper, AGG or MUB?

AGG is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

AGG vs MUB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Aug 31, 2026 AGG's duration was 5.8 years and MUB's 7.0; AGG charges 0.03% to MUB's 0.05%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $139.4bn for iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and $54.1bn for iShares National Muni Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.4%

AGG total return, 1 year

−0.4%

MUB total return, 1 year

0.03%

AGG expense ratio

0.05%

MUB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AGG costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.0 point; AGG is 2.6 times larger.

AGG vs MUB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AGG	MUB
Return
Measure	AGG	MUB
Total return, 1 year	−1.4%	−0.4%
Drawdown
Measure	AGG	MUB
Below its high	3.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	AGG	MUB
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index	ICE AMT-Free US National Municipal Index
Cost and size
Measure	AGG	MUB
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.05%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$139.4bn	$54.1bn
Holdings
Measure	AGG	MUB
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AGG and MUB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AGG MUB

Only in one fund ↓

Only in AGG

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 0.41%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.40%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2030 0.40%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 0.40%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2034 0.39%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2036 0.39%

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

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2033 0.38%

Only in MUB

Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Series 2025B, due Aug 15, 2036 0.18%

San Antonio Water System, Series 2025D, due May 1, 2055 0.15%

New York State Thruway Authority, Series 2022A, due Mar 15, 2048 0.15%

New York State Dormitory Authority, Series 2019D, due Feb 15, 2047 0.13%

Northwest Independent School District, Series 2025, due Feb 15, 2055 0.12%

Houston Higher Education Finance Corp., Series 2024, due May 15, 2034 0.12%

State of New Jersey, Series 2020A, due Jun 1, 2028 0.12%

Ohio State University (The), Series 2026A, due Jun 1, 2035 0.12%

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Side by side

AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds Tracks an index of National Muni Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.4% −0.4%

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% 0.05%

Holdings 13469 7873

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $139.4bn $54.1bn

AGG and MUB 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.

MUB

MUB tracks an index of National Muni Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or MUB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and MUB −0.4%.
Which is cheaper, AGG or MUB?: AGG is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

AGG and MUB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AGG and MUB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for AGG ↗

iShares page for MUB ↗

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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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