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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EAGG returned −1.7% and SPAB −1.6%.

Which is cheaper, EAGG or SPAB?

SPAB 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 SPAB: Differences, Returns & Fees

EAGG's duration was 5.9 years on May 31, 2026 and SPAB's 5.9 on Jun 30, 2026; SPAB 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 $9.9bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF.

SPAB costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; SPAB is 2.0 times larger.

	EAGG	SPAB
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$5.0bn	$9.9bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.7%	−1.6%
What it tracks	Bloomberg MSCI US Aggregate ESG Focus Index	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ?
Holdings in common	46%
Below its high	5.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020	4.9%, 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

−1.6%

SPAB total return, 1 year

0.10%

EAGG expense ratio

0.03%

SPAB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EAGG and SPAB hold 46% 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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46% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding EAGG SPAB

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

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.39% 0.40%

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

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 0.41% 0.37%

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

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2028 0.35% 0.42%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2033 0.34% 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 0.47% 0.34%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2035 0.38% 0.34%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2035 0.37% 0.33%

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

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2036 0.29% 0.36%

Only in EAGG

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

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 Nov 15, 2031 0.32%

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%

Only in SPAB

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2033 0.31%

Ginnie Mae, due Jul 20, 2056 0.28%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Jul 1, 2056 0.27%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Jul 1, 2056 0.23%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2056 0.23%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2031 0.22%

Fannie Mae Pool, due Nov 1, 2051 0.21%

Ginnie Mae II Pool, due Jun 20, 2056 0.21%

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On the same fields

EAGG

iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

SPAB

State Street SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year −1.7% −1.6%

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 8690

Net assets, EAGG as of Oct 9, 2026 and SPAB as of Oct 8, 2026 $5.0bn $9.9bn

EAGG and SPAB 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.

SPAB in plain words

SPAB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.6% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ?. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 4.9% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EAGG or SPAB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EAGG returned −1.7% and SPAB −1.6%.
Which is cheaper, EAGG or SPAB?: SPAB 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 ↗SPAB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SPAB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street 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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