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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and VXUS +13.8%.

Which is cheaper, AGG or VXUS?

AGG is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AGG vs VXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AGG returned −1.4% to VXUS's +13.8%; 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 $163.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total International Stock ETF.

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At a glance

−1.4%

AGG total return, 1 year

+13.8%

VXUS total return, 1 year

0.03%

AGG expense ratio

0.05%

VXUS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AGG costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.2 points; VXUS is 1.2 times larger.

AGG vs VXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AGG	VXUS
Return
Measure	AGG	VXUS
Total return, 1 year	−1.4%	+13.8%
Drawdown
Measure	AGG	VXUS
Below its high	3.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020	5.1%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AGG	VXUS
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index	FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
Cost and size
Measure	AGG	VXUS
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.05%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$135.7bn	$163.2bn
Holdings
Measure	AGG	VXUS
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		14.6%

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 VXUS 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 VXUS

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 VXUS

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 4.27%

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.03%

SK hynix Inc 1.67%

SLCMT1142 1.66%

ASML Holding NV 1.55%

Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.76%

HSBC Holdings PLC 0.76%

Roche Holding AG 0.66%

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Side by side

AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock 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 Total International Stock

Total return, 1 year −1.4% +13.8%

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% 0.05%

Holdings 13469 8913

Net assets, AGG as of Oct 27, 2026 and VXUS as of Sep 30, 2026 $139.4bn $163.2bn

AGG and VXUS 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.

VXUS

VXUS tracks an index of Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. 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 8,913 positions, with the top ten at 14.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or VXUS?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and VXUS +13.8%.
Which is cheaper, AGG or VXUS?: AGG is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for 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 ↗

VXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VXUS ↗

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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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