AGG

AGG reports 13,269 positions, but the weights make it behave like about 537.5 equally weighted ones. Computed by this site from the fund's SEC Form N-PORT filing — see what this measure does not tell you and the full table.

• 010 Expense ratio
• 010 Maximum drawdown
• 010 Duration
• 008 Standard deviation
• 004 Total return
• 003 Correlation
• 003 Rebalancing bands

• The Diversification Return: Why Rebalancing Can Add Yield Even When Nothing Outperforms

  A rebalanced portfolio can earn a higher compound (geometric) return than the weighted average of its parts — even if no single holding beats the others....

  29 Aug 2026 9 min Long-Term Strategy

• BNDX vs BND: Does Adding International Bonds Do Anything for a US Portfolio?

  BNDX (international bonds) and BND (US bonds) have delivered nearly identical 10-year CAGRs — 1.5% and 1.4% respectively — which is not a coincidence,...

  30 Jul 2026 9 min ETF Analysis

• MUB vs BND: When Municipal Bonds Beat Taxable Bonds — The Tax-Equivalent Yield Math

  On stated yield, BND (3.95%) pays more than MUB (3.16%) — but MUB's income is exempt from federal tax, so the honest comparison is the tax-equivalent yield,...

  29 Jul 2026 10 min Long-Term Strategy

• LQD vs HYG: Investment-Grade vs High-Yield Credit — What the Spread Actually Pays You For

  The credit spread pays you for default risk — but over the last five years, the fund that lost more was the investment-grade one, not the high-yield one....

  21 Jul 2026 9 min ETF Analysis

• TIP vs SCHP vs VTIP: How Inflation-Protected Bond ETFs Differ by Duration

  TIP and SCHP hold the full-maturity TIPS ladder and behave almost identically; the only durable difference between them is a 0.15% fee gap that favors SCHP....

  20 Jul 2026 9 min ETF Analysis

• TLT vs IEF vs SHY: Building a Treasury Duration Ladder for Different Rate Scenarios

  TLT, IEF, and SHY charge the same 0.15% expense ratio, so this decision is not about cost — it is entirely about how much interest-rate duration you want to...

  19 Jul 2026 9 min ETF Analysis

• BND vs AGG: The Two Total-Bond Giants — Duration, Yield, and Tracking Difference

  BND and AGG charge the identical 0.03% expense ratio, yield within two basis points of each other, and posted max drawdowns within 0.1 percentage points...

  25 Jun 2026 9 min ETF Analysis

• AGG vs. BNDI: Total Bond Market vs. AI-Driven Active Fixed Income Strategy

  AGG and BNDI hold roughly the same investment-grade bond universe in their core. The difference is one decision: BNDI writes options on top of that core to...

  09 May 2026 10 min ETF Analysis

• Gold vs Bonds in 2026: Two Different Hedges, Two Different Risks

  Gold and bonds get grouped as "safe havens", but they hedge different risks — real rates and fiat credibility for gold; nominal yields and growth...

  13 Apr 2026 11 min Macro & Markets

• What SGOV and Gold Actually Do: A Quant Look at Defensive Assets in 2026

  SGOV's five-year realized volatility is 0.2% and its worst drawdown was 0.03% — it behaves like cash with a yield, not like a "bond." The 3.9% distribution...

  18 Mar 2026 10 min Long-Term Strategy

• SGOV and Gold in a 4.5% World: Rethinking the Defensive Sleeve for 2026

  With SGOV's distribution yield at 3.9% and the 10-year Treasury at 4.47% (FRED, asof 2026-05-14), the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding gold is...

  09 Mar 2026 10 min Long-Term Strategy