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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and VTV +23.5%.

Which is cheaper, AGG or VTV?

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

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AGG returned −1.4% to VTV's +23.5%; 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 $184.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF.

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At a glance

−1.4%

AGG total return, 1 year

+23.5%

VTV total return, 1 year

0.03%

AGG expense ratio

0.03%

VTV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 24.9 points; VTV is 1.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AGG vs VTV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AGG	VTV
Return
Measure	AGG	VTV
Total return, 1 year	−1.4%	+23.5%
Drawdown
Measure	AGG	VTV
Below its high	3.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	AGG	VTV
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index	Morningstar US Large Cap Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	AGG	VTV
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$135.7bn	$184.2bn
Holdings
Measure	AGG	VTV
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		98%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		23.6%

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 VTV 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 VTV

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 VTV

Micron Technology Inc 4.56%

JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.33%

Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.92%

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.56%

Johnson & Johnson 2.42%

AbbVie Inc 1.75%

Walmart Inc 1.72%

Chevron Corp 1.45%

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Side by side

AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF VTV Vanguard Morningstar Value 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 US value

Total return, 1 year −1.4% +23.5%

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 300

Net assets, AGG as of Oct 27, 2026 and VTV as of Sep 30, 2026 $139.4bn $184.2bn

AGG and VTV 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.

VTV

VTV tracks an index of US value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +23.5% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 300 positions, with the top ten at 23.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or VTV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and VTV +23.5%.
Which is cheaper, AGG or VTV?: Neither: AGG and VTV both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

AGG on its own →VTV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AGG dividend history →AGG holdings →VTV dividend history →VTV holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

AGG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AGG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for AGG ↗

VTV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VTV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VTV ↗

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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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