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AGG vs VWOB

US Aggregate Bond vs International Bond.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF · Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
0.9 %

180 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of AGG and VWOB would leave roughly 0.9% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

AGG only 98.1% Shared 0.9% VWOB only 97.0%
In AGG only
13,003 positions
Shared
180 positions
In VWOB only
734 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%
VWOB

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund

Vanguard · International Bond

82 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.15%
Net assets
$6.76B
TTM yield
5.86%
Top-10 conc.
6.0%

Sub-score comparison

97
Cost
85
52
Tax efficiency
49
100
Liquidity
93
100
Concentration
100
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Tracking quality
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AGG sub-score VWOB

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

Cost difference

AGG is 12 bps cheaper than VWOB. On a $100,000 position that's about $120/yr more in fees for VWOB.

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 VWOB.

Top shared holdings

180 shared in total
# Holding In AGG In VWOB Overlap
1 UNITED MEXICAN STATES 0.01% 0.29% 0.01%
2 Mexico Government International Bonds 0.01% 0.32% 0.01%
3 Uruguay Government International Bonds 0.01% 0.27% 0.01%
4 Mexico Government International Bonds 0.01% 0.22% 0.01%
5 Republic of Poland Government International Bonds 0.01% 0.21% 0.01%
6 Peru Government International Bonds 0.01% 0.20% 0.01%
7 Mexico Government International Bonds 0.01% 0.20% 0.01%
8 Republic of Poland Government International Bonds 0.01% 0.22% 0.01%
9 Republic of Poland Government International Bonds 0.01% 0.19% 0.01%
10 Peru Government International Bonds 0.01% 0.19% 0.01%
11 Mexico Government International Bonds 0.01% 0.21% 0.01%
12 Uruguay Government International Bonds 0.01% 0.18% 0.01%

Only in AGG

13,003 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 VWOB

734 total
  • Argentine Republic Government International Bond 1.14%
  • Argentine Republic Government International Bond 0.75%
  • Argentine Republic Government International Bond 0.66%
  • Petroleos Mexicanos 0.56%
  • Argentine Republic Government International Bond 0.54%
  • Petroleos Mexicanos 0.52%
  • Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl 0.49%
  • Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl 0.42%
  • Ecuador Government International Bond 0.41%
  • Qatar Government International Bond 0.41%

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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.