TAGG vs UITB: Differences, Returns & Fees

TAGG's duration was 5.8 years on Jul 31, 2026 and UITB's 5.6 on Jun 30, 2026; TAGG charges 0.08% to UITB's 0.38%. Net assets: $2.7bn on Oct 9, 2026 for T. Rowe Price QM U.S. Bond ETF, and $2.7bn on Jun 30, 2026 for VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF.

TAGG costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points.

TAGGUITB
Expense ratio0.08%0.38%
Net assets, TAGG as of Oct 9, 2026 and UITB as of Jun 30, 2026$2.7bn$2.7bn
Total return, 1 year−1.4%−1.6%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common8%
Below its high4.5%, high on Feb 27, 20264.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026

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

−1.4%
TAGG total return, 1 year
−1.6%
UITB total return, 1 year
0.08%
TAGG expense ratio
0.38%
UITB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, TAGG and UITB hold 8% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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8% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding TAGG UITB
US TREASURY N/B 11/44 4.625, due Nov 15, 2044 1.76% 0.88%
US TREASURY N/B 05/30 4, due May 31, 2030 0.66% 0.63%
US TREASURY N/B 03/31 3.875, due Mar 31, 2031 0.59% 0.74%
US TREASURY N/B 09/30 3.625, due Sep 30, 2030 0.59% 0.84%
US TREASURY N/B 05/45 5, due May 15, 2045 0.49% 0.49%
US TREASURY N/B 02/56 4.75, due Feb 15, 2056 1.07% 0.44%
US TREASURY N/B 08/35 4.25, due Aug 15, 2035 0.38% 0.57%
US TREASURY N/B 08/55 4.75, due Aug 15, 2055 0.55% 0.38%
US TREASURY N/B 02/45 4.75, due Feb 15, 2045 0.94% 0.37%
US TREASURY N/B 02/36 4.125, due Feb 15, 2036 0.35% 0.53%
US TREASURY N/B 05/55 4.75, due May 15, 2055 0.46% 0.30%
US TREASURY N/B 08/45 4.875, due Aug 15, 2045 1.35% 0.30%
Only in TAGG
US TREASURY N/B 12/28 3.5, due Dec 15, 2028 2.12%
US TREASURY N/B 02/30 4, due Feb 28, 2030 1.92%
US TREASURY N/B 03/28 3.875, due Mar 15, 2028 1.65%
US TREASURY N/B 01/30 4.25, due Jan 31, 2030 1.60%
US TREASURY N/B 11/30 3.5, due Nov 30, 2030 1.26%
US TREASURY N/B 05/29 3.875, due May 15, 2029 1.07%
US TREASURY N/B 04/31 3.875, due Apr 30, 2031 1.03%
US TREASURY N/B 08/30 3.625, due Aug 31, 2030 0.91%
Only in UITB
U S TREASURY NOTE, due May 31, 2032 2.13%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Nov 15, 2032 1.94%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Nov 15, 2033 1.86%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due May 15, 2035 1.54%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Mar 15, 2029 1.17%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Sep 30, 2032 1.04%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Aug 15, 2032 1.02%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Aug 15, 2033 0.97%

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On the same fields

TAGG
T. Rowe Price QM U.S. Bond ETF
UITB
VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Actively managed Actively managed
Total return, 1 year −1.4% −1.6%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −18.7 pts −18.9 pts
Expense ratio 0.08% 0.38%
Holdings 1815 1181
Net assets, TAGG as of Oct 9, 2026 and UITB as of Jun 30, 2026 $2.7bn $2.7bn

TAGG and UITB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

TAGG in plain words

TAGG is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. It sat 4.5% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

UITB in plain words

UITB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. It sat 4.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, TAGG or UITB?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TAGG returned −1.4% and UITB −1.6%.
Which is cheaper, TAGG or UITB?
TAGG is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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