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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and SHV +3.6%.

Which is cheaper, AGG or SHV?

AGG is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

AGG vs SHV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Aug 31, 2026 AGG's duration was 5.8 years and SHV's 0.3; AGG charges 0.03% to SHV's 0.15%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $139.4bn for iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and $21.7bn for iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.4%

AGG total return, 1 year

+3.6%

SHV total return, 1 year

0.03%

AGG expense ratio

0.15%

SHV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AGG costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.0 points; AGG is 6.4 times larger.

AGG vs SHV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AGG	SHV
Return
Measure	AGG	SHV
Total return, 1 year	−1.4%	+3.6%
Drawdown
Measure	AGG	SHV
Below its high	3.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	AGG	SHV
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index	ICE Short US Treasury Securities Index
Cost and size
Measure	AGG	SHV
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$139.4bn	$21.7bn
Holdings
Measure	AGG	SHV
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 SHV 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 SHV

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 SHV

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Jan 14, 2027 4.95%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Oct 29, 2026 4.53%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Oct 13, 2026 3.86%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Dec 15, 2026 3.60%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Oct 27, 2026 3.56%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Dec 22, 2026 3.55%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Oct 1, 2026 3.37%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Nov 12, 2026 3.33%

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Side by side

AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF SHV iShares 0-1 Year Treasury 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 0-1 Year Treasury Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.4% +3.6%

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% 0.15%

Holdings 13469 66

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $139.4bn $21.7bn

AGG and SHV 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.

SHV

SHV tracks an index of 0-1 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or SHV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and SHV +3.6%.
Which is cheaper, AGG or SHV?: AGG is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

AGG and SHV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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

iShares page for AGG ↗

iShares page for SHV ↗

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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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