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

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

Which is cheaper, EAGG or JHCR?

EAGG is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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EAGG vs JHCR: Differences, Returns & Fees

EAGG's duration was 5.9 years on May 31, 2026 and JHCR's 6.0 on Jun 30, 2026; EAGG charges 0.10% to JHCR's 0.29%. Net assets: $5.0bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF, and $2.3bn on Jun 30, 2026 for John Hancock Core Bond ETF.

EAGG costs 0.19 points a year less; both returned −1.7% over a year; EAGG is 2.1 times larger.

	EAGG	JHCR
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.29%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$4.9bn	$2.3bn
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	3%
Below its high	5.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020	4.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026

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

−1.7%

EAGG total return, 1 year

−1.7%

JHCR total return, 1 year

0.10%

EAGG expense ratio

0.29%

JHCR expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EAGG and JHCR hold 3% 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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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding EAGG JHCR

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 29, 2028 0.28% 0.81%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 15, 2029 0.23% 0.39%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 30, 2030 0.21% 0.32%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2055 0.21% 0.58%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2056 0.17% 3.15%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2045 0.15% 0.14%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2048 0.14% 0.55%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2028 0.22% 0.12%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2045 0.12% 0.20%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2046 0.12% 0.94%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2042 0.10% 1.22%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2050 0.08% 0.75%

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 Aug 15, 2035 0.40%

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%

Only in JHCR

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 06/31 4.125, due Jun 30, 2031 1.96%

FANNIE MAE POOL FN 10/52 FIXED 5, due Oct 1, 2052 0.71%

FREDDIE MAC POOL FR 03/52 FIXED 2, due Mar 1, 2052 0.67%

FANNIE MAE POOL FN 03/52 FIXED 2.5, due Mar 1, 2052 0.64%

FANNIE MAE POOL FN 12/50 FIXED 2.5, due Dec 1, 2050 0.62%

FANNIE MAE POOL FN 04/53 FIXED 5, due Apr 1, 2053 0.61%

FANNIE MAE POOL FN 03/52 FIXED VAR, due Mar 1, 2052 0.56%

FREDDIE MAC POOL FR 01/55 FIXED 5, due Jan 1, 2055 0.49%

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On the same fields

EAGG

iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

JHCR

John Hancock Core Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares John Hancock

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% 0.29%

Holdings 5119 962

Net assets, EAGG as of Oct 9, 2026 and JHCR as of Jun 30, 2026 $5.0bn $2.3bn

EAGG and JHCR 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.

JHCR in plain words

JHCR is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.29% a year. It sat 4.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 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 Bond Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EAGG or JHCR?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EAGG returned −1.7% and JHCR −1.7%.
Which is cheaper, EAGG or JHCR?: EAGG is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 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 ↗JHCR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JHCR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗John Hancock 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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