AGG vs. BND: Head-To-Head ETF Comparison

Overview

Some important comparison metrics here are expense ratio, issuer, AUM, and shares outstanding, among others. Furthermore, ADV in the 11th and 12th row, which stands for Average Daily Volume, can help investors avoid illiquid ETFs.

	AGG	BND
Name	iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
ETF Database Category	Total Bond Market	Total Bond Market
Index	Bloomberg US Aggregate	Bloomberg US Aggregate - Float Adjusted
Index Description	View Index	View Index
Expense Ratio	0.04%	0.04%
Issuer	Blackrock Financial Management	Vanguard
Structure	ETF	ETF
Inception Date	2003-09-22	2007-04-03
AUM	$89.1B	$82.7B
Shares Outstanding	777M	968M
ADV(1 month)	5,256,422.0	5,498,317.0
ADV(3 month)	5,208,523.0	5,202,277.0
ETF Home Page	View Page	View Page
Fact Sheet Link	Fact Sheet	Fact Sheet

Holdings

Compare the number of holdings, all ETF holdings, asset allocation, and much more. Each asset class has unique holdings data. For instance, only equity ETFs will display sector and market cap breakdown, among other equity fields. Bond ETFs on the other hand, will display the type of bond, coupon breakdown, credit quality, and more bond specific metrics.

New
9725 Holdings

Holding	Weighting
U.S. Dollar ()	7.89%
UMBS TBA 30yr 2% November Delivery 2.000% 01-MAY-2051 ()	1.39%
United States Treasury Notes 0.375% 31-JAN-2026 ()	0.81%
UMBS TBA 30yr 1.5% November Delivery 1.500% 01-MAY-2051 ()	0.75%
United States Treasury Notes 0.125% 31-JUL-2023 ()	0.74%
UMBS TBA 30yr 2.5% November Delivery 2.500% 01-OCT-2049 ()	0.73%
UMBS TBA 15yr 1.5% November Delivery 1.500% 01-JUN-2036 ()	0.70%
GNMA II TBA 30yr 2% October Delivery 2.000% 01-OCT-2049 ()	0.65%
United States Treasury Notes 0.25% 30-SEP-2023 ()	0.57%
United States Treasury Bond 1.875% 15-FEB-2051 ()	0.56%
FNMA 30yr Pool#MA4437 2.000% 01-Oct-2051 2.0% 01-OCT-2051 ()	0.54%
United States Treasury Notes 1.5% 15-AUG-2026 ()	0.54%
United States Treasury Notes 0.75% 31-JAN-2028 ()	0.52%
United States Treasury Notes 0.375% 30-NOV-2025 ()	0.51%
United States Treasury Notes 0.625% 15-AUG-2030 ()	0.50%

New
9276 Holdings

Holding	Weighting
AGENCY BOND ()	4.84%
U.S. Dollar ()	2.01%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 5.0% 14-DEC-2018 ()	2.01%
United States Treasury Notes 0.25% 15-JUN-2023 ()	0.73%
United States Treasury Notes 2.0% 15-AUG-2025 ()	0.59%
United States Treasury Notes 0.875% 15-NOV-2030 ()	0.54%
United States Treasury Notes 1.125% 15-FEB-2031 ()	0.51%
United States Treasury Notes 0.125% 30-NOV-2022 ()	0.50%
United States Treasury Notes 2.0% 31-MAY-2024 ()	0.50%
United States Treasury Notes 1.75% 15-MAY-2023 ()	0.45%
United States Treasury Notes 0.625% 15-AUG-2030 ()	0.43%
United States Treasury Bond 1.625% 15-NOV-2050 ()	0.42%
United States Treasury Bond 2.375% 15-MAY-2051 ()	0.42%
United States Treasury Notes 0.625% 15-MAY-2030 ()	0.41%
United States Treasury Notes 1.625% 15-MAY-2031 ()	0.41%

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Asset	Percentage
Sovereign	39.06%
Mortgage Backed Security	23.94%
Corporate	16.26%
CASH	7.89%
Asset Backed Security	2.04%
Other	0.55%
Municipal	0.32%
Warrant	0.01%
Preferred	0.01%
Structured Products	0.0%
Open-ended Fund	0.0%

Asset	Percentage
Sovereign	53.61%
Corporate	24.35%
Other	4.79%
Mortgage Backed Security	4.32%
CASH	2.01%
Asset Backed Security	1.63%
Municipal	0.4%
Preferred	0.01%
Structured Products	0.0%

Coupon Range	Percentage
0% to 1%	0.0%
1% to 2%	0.0%
2% to 3%	0.0%
3% to 4%	0.0%
4% to 5%	0.0%
5% to 6%	0.0%
6% to 7%	0.0%
7% to 8%	0.0%
8% to 9%	0.0%
9% to 10%	0.0%
Greater Than 10%	0.0%

Coupon Range	Percentage
0% to 1%	0.0%
1% to 2%	0.0%
2% to 3%	0.0%
3% to 4%	0.0%
4% to 5%	0.0%
5% to 6%	0.0%
6% to 7%	0.0%
7% to 8%	0.0%
8% to 9%	0.0%
9% to 10%	0.0%
Greater Than 10%	0.0%

Credit	Percentage
AAA	0.0%
AA	0.0%
A	0.0%
BBB	0.0%
BB	0.0%
B	0.0%
Below B	0.0%
Not Rated	0.0%

Credit	Percentage
AAA	0.0%
AA	0.0%
A	0.0%
BBB	0.0%
BB	0.0%
B	0.0%
Below B	0.0%
Not Rated	0.0%

Maturity	Percentage
Less Than 1 Year	0.0%
1-3 Years	0.0%
3-5 Years	0.0%
5-7 Years	0.0%
7-10 Years	0.0%
10-15 Years	0.0%
15-20 Years	0.0%
20-30 Years	0.0%
30+ Years	0.0%

Maturity	Percentage
Less Than 1 Year	0.0%
1-3 Years	0.0%
3-5 Years	0.0%
5-7 Years	0.0%
7-10 Years	0.0%
10-15 Years	0.0%
15-20 Years	0.0%
20-30 Years	0.0%
30+ Years	0.0%

ESG Scores

ESG Scores represent how an ETF's constituents, in aggregate, manage ESG risks and opportunities. Compare ESG metrics across multiple themes including environmental, social, governance and morality.

	AGG	BND
ESG Score	6.56	6.49
ESG Score Peer Percentile (%)	54.640%	45.360%
ESG Score Global Percentile (%)	56.570%	54.930%
Revenue Exposure to Environmental Impact (%)
Severe Environment Controversies (%)
Sustainable Impact Solutions (%)	0.890%	0.920%
Revenue Exposure to Social Impact (%)
SRI Exclusion Criteria (%)	2.690%	3.180%
Severe Governance Controversies (%)

Environmental Responsible Scores

	AGG	BND
Weighted Average Carbon Intensity (Tons of CO2e / $M Sales)	254.41	288.52
Fossil Fuel Reserves (%)
High Impact Fossil Fuel Reserves (%)
Water Stress High Risk Business Segment (%)
Water Stress High Risk Geography (%)
Water Stress Exposure Moderate (%)
Water Stress Exposure High (%)
Water Stress Exposure Low (%)
Revenue Exposure to Energy Efficiency (%)
Revenue Exposure to Alternative Energy (%)
Revenue Exposure to Green Building (%)
Revenue Exposure to Pollution Prevention (%)
Revenue Exposure to Water Sustainability (%)

Socially Responsible Scores

	AGG	BND
Revenue Exposure to Affordable Real Estate (%)
Revenue Exposure to Education (%)
Revenue Exposure to Major Disease Treatment (%)
Revenue Exposure to Nutrition (%)
Revenue Exposure to Sanitation (%)
Revenue Exposure to SME Finance (%)
Human Rights Norms Violation (%)
Human Rights Norms Violation OR Watch List (%)
Severe Human Rights Controversies (%)
Labor Norms Violation (%)
Labor Norms Violation OR Watch List (%)
Severe Labor Controversies (%)
Severe Customer Controversies (%)
Global Compact Compliance Violation (%)
Global Compact Compliance Violation OR Watch List (%)
Catholic Values Fail (%)
Islamic Non-Compliant (%)
Adult Entertainment Involvement (%)
Alcohol Involvement (%)
Gambling Involvement (%)
Nuclear Power Involvement (%)
Tobacco Involvement (%)
Weapons Involvement (%)
Controversies Weapons Involvement (%)
Civilian Firearms Involvement (%)
Civilian Firearms Retailer (%)
Civilian Firearms Producer (%)
Direct Predatory Lending Involvement (%)
Genetic Engineering Involvement (%)

Responsible Governance Scores

	AGG	BND
Board Flag (%)
Lack of Independent Board Majority (%)
Board Independence (0-25%) (%)
Board Independence (25-50%) (%)
Board Independence (50-75%) (%)
Board Independence (75-100%) (%)
No Female Directors (%)
Three OR More Female Directors (%)
Females Represent 30% of Directors (%)
Entrenched Board (%)
Overboarding (%)
Negative Director Votes (%)
Ownership AND Control Flag (%)
One Share One Vote (%)
No Annual Director Elections (%)
Does Not Use Majority Voting (%)
Significant Votes Against Pay Practices (%)
Controlling Shareholder (%)
Controlling Shareholder Concerns (%)
Cross Shareholdings (%)
Poison Pill (%)
Pay Flag (%)
No Pay Performance Link (%)
Lack of Internal Pay Equity (%)
Executive Pay Non-Disclosure (%)
Accounting Flag (%)

Performance

In addition to weekly, YTD and yearly returns, this section features the ETF’s beta, P/E ratio, dividend data, and risk metrics. Risk adjusted return comparisons can be made with the help of beta and standard deviation on this page.

	AGG	BND
1 Week Return	0.39%	0.41%
2 Week Return	-0.37%	-0.39%
4 Week Return	-0.97%	-0.99%
13 Week Return	-0.71%	-0.75%
26 Week Return	0.90%	1.00%
YTD Return	-1.74%	-1.87%
1 Year Return	-1.10%	-1.16%
3 Year Return	17.24%	17.65%
Beta	0.33	0.03
P/E Ratio	0.0	0.0
Annual Dividend Rate	$2.09	$1.84
Dividend Date	2021-10-01	2021-10-01
Dividend	$0.18	$0.13
Annual Dividend Yield %	1.82%	2.16%
5 Day Volatility	26.29%	28.61%
20 Day Volatility	3.63%	3.90%
50 Day Volatility	3.22%	3.49%
200 Day Volatility	3.26%	3.46%
Standard Deviation	1.14%	0.89%

Technicals

Most of the main technical indicators are available to compare here. This includes moving averages, MACD, RSI, bollinger bands, support and resistance levels, and more. Compare these to figure out the best entry points from a technical setup perspective.

	AGG	BND
20 Day MA	$114.88	$85.53
60 Day MA	$115.44	$85.96
MACD 15 Period	-0.04	-0.03
MACD 100 Period	-0.54	-0.44
Williams % Range 10 Day	42.2	40.48
Williams % Range 20 Day	70.43	70.41
RSI 10 Day	44.48	44.42
RSI 20 Day	43.84	43.88
RSI 30 Day	45.39	45.43
Ultimate Oscillator	49.41	48.45
Lower Bollinger Band (10 Day)	$113.96	$84.80
Upper Bollinger Band (10 Day)	$115.05	$85.66
Lower Bollinger Band (20 Day)	$113.76	$84.65
Upper Bollinger Band (20 Day)	$116.00	$86.42
Lower Bollinger Band (30 Day)	$113.93	$84.78
Upper Bollinger Band (30 Day)	$116.42	$86.72
Support Level 1	$114.51	$85.23
Support Level 2	$114.45	$85.19
Resistance Level 1	$114.63	$85.33
Resistance Level 2	$114.69	$85.39
Stochastic Oscillator %D - 1 Day	68.01	61.76
Stochastic Oscillator %D - 5 Days	68.03	67.25
Stochastic Oscillator %K - 1 Day	62.34	58.3
Stochastic Oscillator %K - 5 Days	52.72	51.72

Database

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Analyst Take

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AGG	This ETF offers broad-based exposure to investment grade U.S. bonds, making AGG a building block for any investor constructing a balanced long-term portfolio as well as a potentially attractive safe haven for investors pulling money out of...
BND	This popular ETF offers exposure to entire investment grade bond market in a single ticker, with holdings in T-Bills, corporates, MBS, and agency bonds. While it holds securities of all maturity lengths, it is heavily weighted towards the...

Realtime Ratings

The ETF Database Realtime Ratings allow advisors and investors to objectively compare ETFs based on ratings of six key metrics as well as an Overall Rating.

	AGG	BND
Name	iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
Liquidity	N/A	N/A
Expenses	N/A	N/A
Returns
Volatility
Dividend
Concentration
Overall

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