Are AGG and REMX in the same category?

AGG is a bond ETF and REMX is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.

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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and REMX −19.2%.

Which is cheaper, AGG or REMX?

AGG is cheaper, by 0.50 percentage points a year. That is about $50 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

AGG vs REMX: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AGG returned −1.4% to REMX's −19.2%, and AGG charges 0.03% to REMX's 0.53%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $139.4bn for iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and $1.5bn for VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF.

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At a glance

−1.4%

AGG total return, 1 year

−19.2%

REMX total return, 1 year

0.03%

AGG expense ratio

0.53%

REMX expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AGG costs 0.50 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.8 points; AGG is far larger, $139.4bn against $1.5bn.

AGG vs REMX: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AGG	REMX
Return
Measure	AGG	REMX
Total return, 1 year	−1.4%	−19.2%
Drawdown
Measure	AGG	REMX
Below its high	3.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Below its all-time high		75.1%, high on Apr 11, 2011
Against its benchmark
Measure	AGG	REMX
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index	Rare earth and critical materials
Against its benchmark, 1 year		behind by 32.6 pts
Cost and size
Measure	AGG	REMX
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.53%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$139.4bn	$1.5bn
Active share vs the S&P 500		100%
Holdings
Measure	AGG	REMX
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		9%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		61%

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

What they share

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

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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 REMX

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Sa 9.02%

Albemarle Corp 8.87%

China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Te 7.12%

Mp Materials Corp 6.90%

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd 6.35%

Pilbara Minerals Ltd 5.55%

Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co Ltd 5.04%

Xiamen Tungsten Co Ltd 4.46%

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Side by side

AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF REMX VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Thematic ETF

Issuer iShares VanEck

What it is Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds Rare earth and critical materials

Total return, 1 year −1.4% −19.2%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.3% (SCHZ) +13.4% (ACWI)

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs SCHZ −32.6 pts vs ACWI

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.53%

Holdings 13469 32

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $139.4bn $1.5bn

AGG and REMX 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.

REMX

By weight, 9% of REMX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 32 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −19.2% with distributions reinvested against +13.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was behind by 32.6 pts. It sits 75.1% below its all-time high of Apr 11, 2011.

Questions people ask

Are AGG and REMX in the same category?: AGG is a bond ETF and REMX is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which returned more over the last year, AGG or REMX?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and REMX −19.2%.
Which is cheaper, AGG or REMX?: AGG is cheaper, by 0.50 percentage points a year. That is about $50 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

AGG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AGG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for AGG ↗

REMX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

REMX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VanEck 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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