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AGGvsEMLC

US Aggregate Bond vs International Bond.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF · VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
0.0%

0 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of AGG and EMLC would leave roughly0.0%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

AGG only 99.1%Shared 0.0%EMLC only 98.3%
In AGG only
13,267 positions
Shared
0 positions
In EMLC only
498 positions

Side by side

AGG

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

iShares · US Aggregate Bond

89composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$138.32B
TTM yield
4.12%
Top-10 conc.
6.6%
EMLC

VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF

VanEck · International Bond

74composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.30%
Net assets
$5.11B
TTM yield
6.22%
Top-10 conc.
7.2%

Sub-score comparison

97
Cost
70
52
Tax efficiency
48
100
Liquidity
87
100
Concentration
100
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Tracking quality
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AGGsub-scoreEMLC

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

AGG is 27 bps cheaper than EMLC. On a $100,000 position that's about $270/yr more in fees for EMLC.

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

Top shared holdings

0 shared in total

No shared holdings between these funds.

Only in AGG

13,267 total
  • BlackRock Funds III0.62%
  • United States Treasury0.42%
  • United States Treasury0.41%
  • United States Treasury0.41%
  • United States Treasury0.40%
  • United States Treasury0.40%
  • United States Treasury0.39%
  • United States Treasury0.39%
  • United States Treasury0.39%
  • United States Treasury0.39%

Only in EMLC

498 total
  • NOTA DO TESOURO NACIONAL0.90%
  • REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA0.84%
  • MEX BONOS DESARR FIX RT0.76%
  • NOTA DO TESOURO NACIONAL0.72%
  • LETRA TESOURO NACIONAL0.70%
  • MEX BONOS DESARR FIX RT0.68%
  • REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA0.68%
  • MEX BONOS DESARR FIX RT0.67%
  • MEX BONOS DESARR FIX RT0.63%
  • REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA0.61%

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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.