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AGG vs EMB

US Aggregate Bond vs International Bond.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF · iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
0.8 %

147 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of AGG and EMB would leave roughly 0.8% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

AGG only 98.2% Shared 0.8% EMB only 96.1%
In AGG only
13,036 positions
Shared
147 positions
In EMB only
527 positions

Side by side

AGG

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

iShares · US Aggregate Bond

89 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$138.85B
TTM yield
4.01%
Top-10 conc.
7.1%
EMB

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

iShares · International Bond

74 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.39%
Net assets
$14.62B
TTM yield
5.09%
Top-10 conc.
6.1%

Sub-score comparison

97
Cost
61
52
Tax efficiency
50
100
Liquidity
100
100
Concentration
100
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Tracking quality
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AGG sub-score EMB

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

AGG is 36 bps cheaper than EMB. On a $100,000 position that's about $360/yr more in fees for EMB.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with AGG vs EMB.

Top shared holdings

147 shared in total
# Holding In AGG In EMB Overlap
1 UNITED MEXICAN STATES 0.01% 0.17% 0.01%
2 Mexico Government International Bonds 0.01% 0.17% 0.01%
3 Uruguay Government International Bonds 0.01% 0.51% 0.01%
4 Mexico Government International Bonds 0.01% 0.13% 0.01%
5 Republic of Poland Government International Bonds 0.01% 0.32% 0.01%
6 Peru Government International Bonds 0.01% 0.32% 0.01%
7 Mexico Government International Bonds 0.01% 0.11% 0.01%
8 Republic of Poland Government International Bonds 0.01% 0.36% 0.01%
9 Republic of Poland Government International Bonds 0.01% 0.30% 0.01%
10 Peru Government International Bonds 0.01% 0.31% 0.01%
11 Mexico Government International Bonds 0.01% 0.11% 0.01%
12 Uruguay Government International Bonds 0.01% 0.32% 0.01%

Only in AGG

13,036 total
  • BlackRock Funds III 0.52%
  • United States Treasury 0.46%
  • United States Treasury 0.43%
  • United States Treasury 0.42%
  • United States Treasury 0.42%
  • United States Treasury 0.42%
  • United States Treasury 0.41%
  • United States Treasury 0.41%
  • United States Treasury 0.41%
  • United States Treasury 0.40%

Only in EMB

527 total
  • Argentina Republic Government International Bonds 1.10%
  • Ecuador Government International Bonds 0.77%
  • Argentina Republic Government International Bonds 0.71%
  • Argentina Republic Government International Bonds 0.63%
  • Ghana Government International Bonds 0.52%
  • Argentina Republic Government International Bonds 0.52%
  • EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.50%
  • Oman Government International Bonds 0.42%
  • UKRAINE GOVERNMENT 0.37%
  • Brazil Government International Bonds 0.37%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see /methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.