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BND vs EAGG: Differences, Returns & Fees

BND's duration was 5.7 years on Jun 30, 2026 and EAGG's 5.9 on May 31, 2026; BND charges 0.03% to EAGG's 0.10%. Net assets: $161.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF, and $5.0bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF.

BND costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; BND is far larger, $161.4bn against $5.0bn.

BNDEAGG
Expense ratio0.03%0.10%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$161.4bn$5.0bn
Total return, 1 year−1.5%−1.7%
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted IndexBloomberg MSCI US Aggregate ESG Focus Index
Holdings in common51%
Below its high4.9%, high on Aug 6, 20205.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

−1.5%
BND total return, 1 year
−1.7%
EAGG total return, 1 year
0.03%
BND expense ratio
0.10%
EAGG expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BND and EAGG hold 51% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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51% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding BND EAGG
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2035 0.41% 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2034 0.40% 0.47%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2034 0.41% 0.40%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2035 0.39% 0.40%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2034 0.41% 0.39%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2034 0.41% 0.37%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2035 0.36% 0.38%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2032 0.35% 0.37%
US TREASURY N/B, due Jan 31, 2028 0.47% 0.35%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2033 0.39% 0.34%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 28, 2030 0.34% 0.32%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2031 0.34% 0.32%
Only in BND
US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2028 0.33%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2031 0.25%
US TREASURY N/B, due Jul 31, 2027 0.18%
US TREASURY N/B, due Jun 30, 2028 0.14%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2029 0.13%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2056 0.13%
G2SF 5 7/26, due Jul 20, 2026 0.11%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2029 0.10%
Only in EAGG
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Jun 1, 2056 0.51%
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Jun 1, 2056 0.35%
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Jun 1, 2040 0.32%
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Jun 1, 2056 0.32%
Fannie Mae Pool, due May 1, 2052 0.25%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2027 0.25%
Ginnie Mae, due Jun 20, 2056 0.25%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 15, 2029 0.23%

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On the same fields

BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
EAGG
iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Vanguard iShares
What it is Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year −1.5% −1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −18.8 pts −18.9 pts
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.10%
Holdings 16275 5119
Net assets, BND as of Sep 30, 2026 and EAGG as of Oct 9, 2026 $161.4bn $5.0bn

BND and EAGG on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

BND in plain words

BND tracks an index of US aggregate bonds. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 4.9% below its high of Aug 6, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index, measured by the closely related Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

EAGG in plain words

EAGG tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. It sat 5.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BND or EAGG?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −1.5% and EAGG −1.7%.
Which is cheaper, BND or EAGG?
BND is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
BND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for BND ↗EAGG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EAGG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EAGG ↗

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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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