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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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AGG vs RSP: how they differ

AGG is a bond index fund and RSP an equity index fund, and over the year RSP returned more, +14.8% against −0.7%.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF.

AGG and RSP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
RSP
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesInvesco
What it isUS aggregate bondsS&P 500 equal weight
Total return, 1 year−0.7%+14.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−18.2 pts−2.7 pts
Expense ratio0.03%0.20%
Holdingsnot filed506

AGG in plain words

AGG is a bond fund tracking the US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.7% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

RSP in plain words

RSP is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 equal weight. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 3.2%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or RSP?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −0.7% and RSP returned +14.8%, so RSP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AGG or RSP?
AGG charges 0.03% a year and RSP charges 0.20%, so AGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AGG against RSP, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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