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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and VB +14.4%.

Which is cheaper, AGG or VB?

Neither: AGG and VB both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AGG vs VB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AGG returned −1.4% to VB's +14.4%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $139.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF, and $76.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF.

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At a glance

−1.4%

AGG total return, 1 year

+14.4%

VB total return, 1 year

0.03%

AGG expense ratio

0.03%

VB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 15.8 points; AGG is 1.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AGG vs VB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AGG	VB
Return
Measure	AGG	VB
Total return, 1 year	−1.4%	+14.4%
Drawdown
Measure	AGG	VB
Below its high	3.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020	5.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AGG	VB
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index	Morningstar US Small Cap Index
Cost and size
Measure	AGG	VB
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$135.7bn	$76.9bn
Holdings
Measure	AGG	VB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		22%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		5.9%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AGG and VB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AGG VB

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 VB

SLCMT1142 1.31%

Natera Inc 0.72%

Twilio Inc 0.57%

Revolution Medicines Inc 0.53%

Everpure Inc 0.52%

Illumina Inc 0.52%

Okta Inc 0.44%

Moderna Inc 0.44%

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Side by side

AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF VB Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds Tracks an index of Small-Cap

Total return, 1 year −1.4% +14.4%

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% 0.03%

Holdings 13469 1303

Net assets, AGG as of Oct 27, 2026 and VB as of Sep 30, 2026 $139.4bn $76.9bn

AGG and VB 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.

VB tracks an index of Small-Cap. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.4% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,303 positions, with the top ten at 5.9%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or VB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and VB +14.4%.
Which is cheaper, AGG or VB?: Neither: AGG and VB both charge 0.03% 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 ↗

VB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VB ↗

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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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