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iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) ETF Analysis

AGG

Expense ratio 0.03% Yield 4.19% Assets $135.65B Since September 22, 2003 Family iShares

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

$95.30

+$0.03 (+0.03%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, the annualized return for AGG over 10 years is +1.28%.

AGG charges an expense ratio of 0.03%.

AGG has $135.65B in net assets.

AGG Annualized Returns

With dividends reinvested · as of October 21, 2026

Period	Total return	Annualized	$100 becomes	$300 becomes
1 year	−2.00%	−2.00%	$98.00	$293.99
3 years	+16.23%	+5.14%	$116.23	$348.68
5 years	−1.25%	−0.25%	$98.75	$296.25
10 years	+13.53%	+1.28%	$113.53	$340.58

Returns are total returns computed from daily closes, with dividends reinvested. As of October 21, 2026.

AGG Return by Calendar Year

2016 and 2026 are partial years

+8.46%−13.02%−1.65%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

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Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	−1.65%
2025	+7.19%
2024	+1.31%
2023	+5.66%
2022	−13.02%
2021	−1.77%
2020	+7.48%
2019	+8.46%
2018	+0.34%
2017	+3.55%
2016 (partial year)	−3.46%

AGG Monthly Returns

−5%+5%

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2026	+0.3	+1.6	−1.8	+0.2	+0.3	+0.3	−1.3	+0.4	−2.6	+1.2	—	—
2025	+0.5	+2.2	−0.0	+0.4	−0.6	+1.5	−0.3	+1.2	+1.1	+0.6	+0.6	−0.3
2024	−0.2	−1.5	+0.9	−2.5	+1.7	+0.9	+2.4	+1.5	+1.3	−2.5	+1.1	−1.7
2023	+3.3	−2.7	+2.6	+0.6	−1.1	−0.4	−0.0	−0.6	−2.6	−1.6	+4.6	+3.7
2022	−2.0	−1.1	−2.8	−3.8	+0.8	−1.6	+2.5	−3.0	−4.1	−1.3	+3.8	−0.9
2021	−0.7	−1.5	−1.1	+0.7	+0.2	+0.8	+1.1	−0.2	−0.9	−0.0	+0.3	−0.4
2020	+2.0	+1.6	−0.5	+1.7	+0.7	+0.7	+1.3	−0.8	−0.1	−0.6	+1.2	+0.1
2019	+0.9	−0.1	+2.1	−0.2	+1.9	+1.1	+0.2	+2.8	−0.6	+0.2	−0.0	−0.0
2018	−1.1	−1.0	+0.7	−0.9	+0.7	+0.1	−0.0	+0.6	−0.6	−0.6	+0.8	+2.0
2017	+0.2	+0.6	−0.1	+0.9	+0.7	−0.0	+0.3	+0.9	−0.6	+0.1	−0.1	+0.5

Monthly total returns with dividends reinvested; each cell prints its signed value.

AGG Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 10 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs

Annualized volatility: 5.44%
Beta (3y): 0.99
Best year: +8.46%
Worst year: −13.02%

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of October 21, 2026.

Top Holdings

#	Symbol	Name	Weight
1	BISXX	BlackRock Cash Funds Instl SL Agency	2.93%

Analysis

Data-derived

Fund Overview

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF trades as AGG and is categorised as Intermediate Core Bond. The fund holds $135.65B in total net assets. The expense ratio is 0.03%. On a $10,000 position that is $3.00 a year. iShares is the fund family on file. It has been trading since September 22, 2003.

BlackRock Cash Funds Instl SL Agency alone accounts for 2.93% of the portfolio.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for AGG is $95.30, dated October 21, 2026. The trailing one-year total return is −2.00%. Measured over 10 years, that is +1.28% a year compounded. The trailing distribution yield is 4.19%.

2026 is still running; the total return is −1.65% year to date. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2019 returned +8.46% and 2022 returned −13.02%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher.

Price & Risk Profile

The 52-week range on file runs from $93.84 to $101.46. The latest close sits 1.56% above that 52-week low. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 5.44%. The reported beta is 0.99. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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