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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and XLE +61.2%.

Which is cheaper, AGG or XLE?

AGG is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

AGG vs XLE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AGG returned −1.4% to XLE's +61.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $139.4bn for iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and $45.2bn for State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

−1.4%

AGG total return, 1 year

+61.2%

XLE total return, 1 year

0.03%

AGG expense ratio

0.08%

XLE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AGG costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 62.6 points; AGG is 3.1 times larger.

AGG vs XLE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AGG	XLE
Return
Measure	AGG	XLE
Total return, 1 year	−1.4%	+61.2%
Drawdown
Measure	AGG	XLE
Below its high	3.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	AGG	XLE
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index	Energy Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	AGG	XLE
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$139.4bn	$45.2bn
Holdings
Measure	AGG	XLE
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		78.1%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AGG XLE

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 XLE

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 23.98%

CHEVRON CORP 18.21%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 7.18%

MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 4.67%

PHILLIPS 66 4.41%

VALERO ENERGY CORP 4.26%

WILLIAMS COS INC 4.22%

EOG RESOURCES INC 4.07%

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Side by side

AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF XLE State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds Tracks an index of Energy

Total return, 1 year −1.4% +61.2%

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% 0.08%

Holdings 13469 22

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $139.4bn $45.2bn

AGG and XLE 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.

XLE

XLE tracks an index of Energy. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +61.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 22 positions, with the top ten at 78.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or XLE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and XLE +61.2%.
Which is cheaper, AGG or XLE?: AGG is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 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 ↗

XLE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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