Which returned more over the last year, EAGG or FLCB?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EAGG returned −1.7% and FLCB −1.7%.

Which is cheaper, EAGG or FLCB?

EAGG 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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EAGG vs FLCB: Differences, Returns & Fees

EAGG's duration was 5.9 years on May 31, 2026 and FLCB's 5.8 on Jun 30, 2026; EAGG charges 0.10% to FLCB's 0.15%. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $5.0bn for iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and $3.1bn for Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF.

EAGG costs 0.05 points a year less; both returned −1.7% over a year; EAGG is 1.6 times larger.

	EAGG	FLCB
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.15%
Net assets	$5.0bn	$3.1bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.7%	−1.7%
What it tracks	Bloomberg MSCI US Aggregate ESG Focus Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	7%
Below its high	5.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020	5.0%, high on Aug 4, 2020

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

−1.7%

EAGG total return, 1 year

−1.7%

FLCB total return, 1 year

0.10%

EAGG expense ratio

0.15%

FLCB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EAGG and FLCB hold 7% 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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7% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding EAGG FLCB

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 0.40% 0.56%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jul 31, 2028 0.24% 1.93%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Oct 31, 2029 0.23% 1.20%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2054 0.23% 0.36%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2055 0.21% 1.15%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2053 0.21% 0.47%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2030 0.21% 0.58%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2041 0.18% 0.93%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2053 0.18% 0.26%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 31, 2028 0.18% 2.04%

Ginnie Mae II Pool, due Nov 20, 2054 0.18% 0.17%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2053 0.17% 0.45%

Only in EAGG

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Jun 1, 2056 0.51%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 0.47%

Freddie Mac Pool, due Mar 1, 2052 0.42%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 0.41%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 0.40%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.39%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2035 0.38%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2030 0.38%

Only in FLCB

FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 2.73%

FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 2.13%

FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 2.04%

FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 1.64%

FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 1.34%

FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 1.32%

FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 1.07%

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On the same fields

EAGG

iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

FLCB

Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Franklin

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.7% −1.7%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −18.9 pts −18.9 pts

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.15%

Holdings 5119 588

Net assets $5.0bn $3.1bn

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

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.

FLCB in plain words

FLCB is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EAGG or FLCB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EAGG returned −1.7% and FLCB −1.7%.
Which is cheaper, EAGG or FLCB?: EAGG 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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Where these figures came from

EAGG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EAGG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EAGG ↗FLCB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FLCB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Franklin 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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