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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and VEA +17.1%.

Which is cheaper, AGG or VEA?

Neither: AGG and VEA 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 VEA: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AGG returned −1.4% to VEA's +17.1%; 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 $231.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF.

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At a glance

−1.4%

AGG total return, 1 year

+17.1%

VEA total return, 1 year

0.03%

AGG expense ratio

0.03%

VEA expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 18.5 points; VEA is 1.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AGG vs VEA: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AGG	VEA
Return
Measure	AGG	VEA
Total return, 1 year	−1.4%	+17.1%
Drawdown
Measure	AGG	VEA
Below its high	3.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020	4.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AGG	VEA
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index	FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index
Cost and size
Measure	AGG	VEA
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$135.7bn	$231.6bn
Holdings
Measure	AGG	VEA
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		13.6%

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 VEA 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 VEA

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 VEA

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.81%

SK hynix Inc 2.30%

ASML Holding NV 2.14%

SLBBH1142 1.07%

HSBC Holdings PLC 1.05%

Roche Holding AG 0.91%

Shell PLC 0.86%

Royal Bank of Canada 0.85%

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Side by side

AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF VEA Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets 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 Developed markets ex US

Total return, 1 year −1.4% +17.1%

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 3906

Net assets, AGG as of Oct 27, 2026 and VEA as of Sep 30, 2026 $139.4bn $231.6bn

AGG and VEA 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.

VEA

VEA tracks an index of Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,906 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or VEA?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and VEA +17.1%.
Which is cheaper, AGG or VEA?: Neither: AGG and VEA 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 ↗

VEA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VEA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VEA ↗

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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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