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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and SPYD +15.3%.

Which is cheaper, AGG or SPYD?

AGG is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AGG vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AGG returned −1.4% to SPYD's +15.3%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $139.4bn for iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and $7.5bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF.

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At a glance

−1.4%

AGG total return, 1 year

+15.3%

SPYD total return, 1 year

0.03%

AGG expense ratio

0.07%

SPYD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AGG costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.7 points; AGG is 18.6 times larger.

AGG vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AGG	SPYD
Return
Measure	AGG	SPYD
Total return, 1 year	−1.4%	+15.3%
Drawdown
Measure	AGG	SPYD
Below its high	3.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020	4.1%, high on Aug 24, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AGG	SPYD
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index	S&P 500 High Dividend Index
Cost and size
Measure	AGG	SPYD
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$139.4bn	$7.5bn
Holdings
Measure	AGG	SPYD
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		99%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		16.1%

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

What they share

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

Only in one fund ↓

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 SPYD

ACCENTURE PLC CL A 2.18%

HP INC 1.74%

HASBRO INC 1.73%

PFIZER INC 1.56%

CHEVRON CORP 1.54%

MEDTRONIC PLC 1.49%

CROWN CASTLE INC 1.47%

BEST BUY CO INC 1.47%

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Side by side

AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF SPYD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds Tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend

Total return, 1 year −1.4% +15.3%

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% 0.07%

Holdings 13469 79

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $139.4bn $7.5bn

AGG and SPYD 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.

SPYD

SPYD tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 79 positions, with the top ten at 16.1%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or SPYD?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and SPYD +15.3%.
Which is cheaper, AGG or SPYD?: AGG is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 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 ↗

SPYD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPYD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street 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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