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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EAGG returned −1.7% and SCHZ −1.5%.

Which is cheaper, EAGG or SCHZ?

SCHZ 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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EAGG vs SCHZ: Differences, Returns & Fees

EAGG's duration was 5.9 years on May 31, 2026 and SCHZ's 5.8 on Jun 30, 2026; SCHZ charges 0.03% to EAGG's 0.10%. Net assets: $5.0bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF, and $10.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF.

SCHZ costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; SCHZ is 2.2 times larger.

	EAGG	SCHZ
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$4.9bn	$10.6bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.7%	−1.5%
What it tracks	Bloomberg MSCI US Aggregate ESG Focus Index	Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
Holdings in common	52%
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

−1.5%

SCHZ total return, 1 year

0.10%

EAGG expense ratio

0.03%

SCHZ expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EAGG and SCHZ hold 52% 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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52% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding EAGG SCHZ

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 0.41% 0.39%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 0.40% 0.39%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.39% 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2035 0.38% 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 0.40% 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2034 0.37% 0.36%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2035 0.37% 0.36%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 0.47% 0.36%

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

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2033 0.34% 0.36%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2033 0.32% 0.33%

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

Only in EAGG

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

Freddie Mac Pool, due Mar 1, 2052 0.42%

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%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2027 0.25%

Ginnie Mae, due Jun 20, 2056 0.25%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Jun 1, 2056 0.22%

Only in SCHZ

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2031 0.29%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2028 0.28%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Jul 13, 2056 0.26%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Jul 13, 2056 0.19%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Jul 13, 2056 0.18%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Jul 13, 2056 0.15%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2033 0.15%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2029 0.13%

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On the same fields

EAGG

iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

SCHZ

Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Schwab

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year −1.7% −1.5%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −18.9 pts −18.8 pts

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.03%

Holdings 5119 12326

Net assets, EAGG as of Oct 9, 2026 and SCHZ as of Jun 30, 2026 $5.0bn $10.6bn

EAGG and SCHZ 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.

SCHZ in plain words

SCHZ tracks an index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% 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 −1.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EAGG or SCHZ?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EAGG returned −1.7% and SCHZ −1.5%.
Which is cheaper, EAGG or SCHZ?: SCHZ 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

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