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AGG

AGG NYSE

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF · by BlackRock

Price
$97.83
YTD return
+3.20%
1Y return
5.50%
Expense ratio
0.03%
Dividend yield
4.35%
AUM
$100B
Bond 🇺🇸 United States ETFs Fixed Income Risk: Low Since 2003-09-22

The iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF tracks the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, providing total U.S. investment-grade bond market exposure.

What is AGG?

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) tracks the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the most widely used U.S. bond benchmark. It provides broad exposure to the investment-grade U.S. bond market including treasuries, corporate bonds, and mortgage-backed securities.

Bond Sector Allocation

  • U.S. Treasury: 40.2%
  • Mortgage-Backed Securities: 25.5%
  • Investment-Grade Corporate: 22.8%
  • Government-Related: 5.2%
  • Asset-Backed: 3.5%
  • CMBS: 1.8%
  • Sovereign (USD): 1.0%

Credit Quality

  • AAA: 70.2%
  • AA: 2.8%
  • A: 11.5%
  • BBB: 15.5%

AGG vs BND

AGG and BND track nearly identical indices and have very similar holdings. AGG (0.03%) and BND (0.03%) both charge the same low expense ratio. The main difference is that BND has more assets and slightly broader sampling. Performance is virtually identical — choose whichever your brokerage offers commission-free.

Maturity Distribution

  • 1-3 years: 18.5%
  • 3-5 years: 16.2%
  • 5-7 years: 14.8%
  • 7-10 years: 20.5%
  • 10-20 years: 15.2%
  • 20+ years: 14.8%

Top holdings

Every holding links to its own page with a live price and the full list of funds that own it.

#HoldingTickerSectorWeightPrice
1 FNMA 4.0% MBS FNMA Mortgage-Backed 3.20%
2 U.S. Treasury 2.875% 2032 UST Government 2.80%
3 GNMA 3.5% MBS GNMA Mortgage-Backed 2.50%
4 Apple Inc. AAPL Technology 0.50% $314.58 0.36%
5 Microsoft Corp. MSFT Technology 0.40% $505.06 1.75%
6 Amazon.com AMZN Consumer Discretionary 0.30% $256.26 -1.54%
7 JPMorgan Chase JPM Financials 0.30% $354.22 -0.64%
8 Goldman Sachs 3.75% 2028 GS Corporate 0.30% $1,040.87 0.04%

Frequently asked questions

AGG vs BND which is better?

Both are excellent and nearly identical. Choose based on your brokerage preference — BlackRock/iShares or Vanguard.

Is AGG safe?

AGG holds investment-grade bonds and is considered low-risk, though bond prices can decline when interest rates rise.

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