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

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
0.9%

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.

AGG only 98.2%Shared 0.9%VWOB only 97.0%
In AGG only
13,081 positions
Shared
186 positions
In VWOB only
728 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%
VWOB

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · International Bond

82composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.15%
Net assets
$6.86B
TTM yield
5.97%
Top-10 conc.
6.0%

Sub-score comparison

97
Cost
85
52
Tax efficiency
49
100
Liquidity
93
100
Concentration
100
Tracking quality
AGGsub-scoreVWOB

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor 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 thecost calculator pre-filled with AGG vs VWOB.

Top shared holdings

186 shared in total
#HoldingIn AGGIn VWOBOverlap
1United States Treasury0.03%0.22%0.03%
2UNITED MEXICAN STATES0.01%0.29%0.01%
3Mexico Government International Bonds0.01%0.32%0.01%
4Uruguay Government International Bonds0.01%0.27%0.01%
5Mexico Government International Bonds0.01%0.20%0.01%
6Republic of Poland Government International Bonds0.01%0.21%0.01%
7Mexico Government International Bonds0.01%0.22%0.01%
8Republic of Poland Government International Bonds0.01%0.22%0.01%
9Mexico Government International Bonds0.01%0.21%0.01%
10Peru Government International Bonds0.01%0.19%0.01%
11Republic of Poland Government International Bonds0.01%0.21%0.01%
12Mexico Government International Bonds0.01%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.