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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EAGG returned −1.7% and JBND −1.1%.

Which is cheaper, EAGG or JBND?

EAGG is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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EAGG vs JBND: Differences, Returns & Fees

On May 31, 2026 EAGG's duration was 5.9 years and JBND's 6.2; EAGG charges 0.10% to JBND's 0.25%. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $5.0bn for iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and $8.9bn for JPMorgan Active Bond ETF.

EAGG costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; JBND is 1.8 times larger.

	EAGG	JBND
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.25%
Net assets	$5.0bn	$8.9bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.7%	−1.1%
What it tracks	Bloomberg MSCI US Aggregate ESG Focus Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	9%
Below its high	5.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020	4.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.

−1.7%

EAGG total return, 1 year

−1.1%

JBND total return, 1 year

0.10%

EAGG expense ratio

0.25%

JBND expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EAGG and JBND hold 9% 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.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding EAGG JBND

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 0.47% 1.49%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2034 0.37% 1.86%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2033 0.34% 1.79%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Jun 1, 2056 0.32% 0.32%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.39% 0.27%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2033 0.27% 0.31%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2032 0.24% 1.46%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Sep 30, 2030 0.22% 0.23%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Jun 1, 2056 0.20% 0.79%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2031 0.32% 0.20%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2030 0.32% 0.20%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 31, 2030 0.20% 0.45%

Only in EAGG

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

Freddie Mac Pool, due Mar 1, 2052 0.42%

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

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

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2035 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2032 0.37%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Jun 1, 2056 0.35%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2028 0.35%

Only in JBND

U.S. Treasury STRIPS Bonds, due Feb 15, 2036 1.21%

U.S. Treasury STRIPS Bonds, due Aug 15, 2037 0.90%

U.S. Treasury STRIPS Bonds, due Feb 15, 2038 0.89%

U.S. Treasury STRIPS Bonds, due Nov 15, 2030 0.76%

U.S. Treasury STRIPS Bonds, due Nov 15, 2037 0.72%

U.S. Treasury STRIPS Bonds, due Aug 15, 2035 0.69%

U.S. Treasury STRIPS Bonds, due Aug 15, 2030 0.57%

U.S. Treasury STRIPS Bonds, due Feb 15, 2037 0.57%

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On the same fields

EAGG

iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

JBND

JPMorgan Active Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares JPMorgan

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.7% −1.1%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −18.9 pts −18.4 pts

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.25%

Holdings 5119 1757

Net assets $5.0bn $8.9bn

EAGG and JBND 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.

JBND in plain words

JBND is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 4.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.1% 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 JBND?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EAGG returned −1.7% and JBND −1.1%.
Which is cheaper, EAGG or JBND?: EAGG is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 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 ↗JBND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JBND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗JPMorgan 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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