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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EAGG returned −1.7% and VCRB −1.3%.

Which is cheaper, EAGG or VCRB?

Neither: EAGG and VCRB both charge 0.10% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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EAGG vs VCRB: Differences, Returns & Fees

EAGG's duration was 5.9 years on May 31, 2026 and VCRB's 5.6 on Jun 30, 2026; both charge 0.10%. Net assets: $5.0bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF, and $7.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Core Bond ETF.

Both cost 0.10% a year; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points; VCRB is 1.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

	EAGG	VCRB
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.10%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$5.0bn	$7.6bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.7%	−1.3%
What it tracks	Bloomberg MSCI US Aggregate ESG Focus Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	13%
Below its high	5.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020	4.0%, 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

−1.3%

VCRB total return, 1 year

0.10%

EAGG expense ratio

0.10%

VCRB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EAGG and VCRB hold 13% 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.

50%

half

13% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding EAGG VCRB

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 0.41% 0.52%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 0.40% 0.51%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2030 0.38% 0.54%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2032 0.37% 0.43%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2036 0.29% 0.41%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jul 31, 2031 0.22% 0.53%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 29, 2032 0.19% 0.36%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2029 0.19% 1.02%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2031 0.19% 0.49%

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

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2028 0.17% 0.27%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2028 0.16% 0.34%

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 Aug 15, 2035 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 Oct 31, 2029 0.37%

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

Only in VCRB

FNCL 5 7/26, due Jul 13, 2026 2.33%

NVIDIA CORP, due Jun 15, 2028 0.97%

NVIDIA CORP, due Jun 15, 2029 0.75%

FNCL 5.5 7/26, due Jul 13, 2026 0.68%

KFW, due Jul 22, 2031 0.60%

FNR 2026-46 FL, due Jun 25, 2056 0.59%

OBX 2026-INV2 AF, due Apr 25, 2056 0.57%

G2SF 5 7/26, due Jul 20, 2026 0.56%

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On the same fields

EAGG

iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

VCRB

Vanguard Core Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.7% −1.3%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −18.9 pts −18.6 pts

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.10%

Holdings 5119 3418

Net assets, EAGG as of Oct 9, 2026 and VCRB as of Sep 30, 2026 $5.0bn $7.6bn

EAGG and VCRB 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.

VCRB in plain words

VCRB is actively managed and tracks no index. It sat 4.0% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.5% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EAGG or VCRB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EAGG returned −1.7% and VCRB −1.3%.
Which is cheaper, EAGG or VCRB?: Neither: EAGG and VCRB both charge 0.10% 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 ↗VCRB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VCRB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VCRB ↗

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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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