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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.6% and UITB −1.6%.

Which is cheaper, AGG or UITB?

AGG is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AGG vs UITB: Differences, Returns & Fees

AGG's duration was 5.8 years on May 31, 2026 and UITB's 5.6 on Jun 30, 2026; AGG charges 0.03% to UITB's 0.38%. Net assets: $137.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF, and $2.7bn on Jun 30, 2026 for VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF.

AGG costs 0.35 points a year less; both returned −1.6% over a year; AGG is far larger, $138.8bn against $2.7bn.

	AGG	UITB
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.38%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$138.8bn	$2.7bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.6%	−1.6%
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	13%
Below its high	4.7%, high on Aug 4, 2020	4.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

−1.6%

AGG total return, 1 year

−1.6%

UITB total return, 1 year

0.03%

AGG expense ratio

0.38%

UITB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AGG and UITB hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding AGG UITB

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 0.42% 0.57%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2034 0.40% 2.03%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2033 0.40% 1.86%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2035 0.39% 1.54%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 0.39% 0.57%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 0.39% 0.40%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2036 0.37% 0.53%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2033 0.35% 0.97%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2032 0.33% 0.42%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2033 0.33% 1.71%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2031 0.32% 0.36%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 31, 2031 0.30% 0.74%

Only in AGG

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.41%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2030 0.41%

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

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 0.38%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jun 15, 2028 0.35%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2030 0.33%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2031 0.31%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2033 0.31%

Only in UITB

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Jun 1, 2052 0.63%

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Jun 1, 2052 0.32%

CABOT CORP 0.26%

GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, due Mar 20, 2053 0.22%

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP, due Jun 25, 2036 0.22%

GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, due Feb 20, 2054 0.20%

PSNH FUNDING LLC 3, due Feb 1, 2035 0.19%

GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, due Apr 20, 2052 0.19%

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On the same fields

AGG

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

UITB

VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares VictoryShares

What it is Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.6% −1.6%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −18.8 pts −18.9 pts

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.38%

Holdings 13402 1181

Net assets, AGG as of Oct 9, 2026 and UITB as of Jun 30, 2026 $137.1bn $2.7bn

AGG and UITB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

AGG in plain words

AGG tracks an index of US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.6% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 4.7% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

UITB in plain words

UITB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. It sat 4.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or UITB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.6% and UITB −1.6%.
Which is cheaper, AGG or UITB?: AGG is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

AGG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗AGG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for AGG ↗UITB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗UITB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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