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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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AGG vs VTV: how they differ

AGG is a bond index fund and VTV an equity index fund, and over the year VTV returned more, +22.9% against −0.7%.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and Vanguard Value Index Fund.

AGG and VTV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
VTV
Vanguard Value Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isUS aggregate bondsUS value
Total return, 1 year−0.7%+22.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−18.2 pts+5.4 pts
Expense ratio0.03%0.03%
Holdingsnot filed308

AGG in plain words

AGG is a bond fund tracking the US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.7% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

VTV in plain words

VTV is an index equity fund tracking the US value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 308 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or VTV?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −0.7% and VTV returned +22.9%, so VTV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AGG or VTV?
AGG charges 0.03% a year and VTV charges 0.03%, so AGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AGG against VTV, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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