ETF comparison
AGGvsVWOB
US Aggregate Bond vs International Bond.
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF · Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
186 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of AGG and VWOB would leave roughly0.9%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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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 thecost calculator pre-filled with AGG vs VWOB.
Top shared holdings
186 shared in total| # | Holding | In AGG | In VWOB | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Treasury | 0.03% | 0.22% | 0.03% |
| 2 | UNITED MEXICAN STATES | 0.01% | 0.29% | 0.01% |
| 3 | Mexico Government International Bonds | 0.01% | 0.32% | 0.01% |
| 4 | Uruguay Government International Bonds | 0.01% | 0.27% | 0.01% |
| 5 | Mexico Government International Bonds | 0.01% | 0.20% | 0.01% |
| 6 | Republic of Poland Government International Bonds | 0.01% | 0.21% | 0.01% |
| 7 | Mexico Government International Bonds | 0.01% | 0.22% | 0.01% |
| 8 | Republic of Poland Government International Bonds | 0.01% | 0.22% | 0.01% |
| 9 | Mexico Government International Bonds | 0.01% | 0.21% | 0.01% |
| 10 | Peru Government International Bonds | 0.01% | 0.19% | 0.01% |
| 11 | Republic of Poland Government International Bonds | 0.01% | 0.21% | 0.01% |
| 12 | Mexico Government International Bonds | 0.01% | 0.21% | 0.01% |
Only in AGG
13,081 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 VWOB
728 total- Argentine Republic Government International Bond1.14%
- Argentine Republic Government International Bond0.75%
- Argentine Republic Government International Bond0.66%
- Petroleos Mexicanos0.56%
- Argentine Republic Government International Bond0.54%
- Petroleos Mexicanos0.52%
- Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl0.49%
- Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl0.42%
- Ecuador Government International Bond0.41%
- Qatar Government International Bond0.41%
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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.