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AGG vs TLT

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF vs iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

AGG

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.03%

Fund size

$136.5B

TLT

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.15%

Fund size

$42.9B

Key differences

Both AGG and TLT are fixed income ETFs. AGG charges 0.03% a year and TLT 0.15%. The main difference: AGG costs 0.12% less per year.

  • AGG costs 0.12% less per year.
  • AGG is much larger than TLT. Larger funds are usually more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last three years, AGG has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

AGGTLT
Annual cost (TER)0.03%0.15%
Fund size (AUM)$136.5B$42.9B
Since20032002
Dividend yield3.96%4.55%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+4.9%+4.1%
CAGR 3Y+4.2%-1.3%
CAGR 5Y+0.2%-6.2%
Sharpe 3Y0.13-0.28
Volatility 1Y3.82%9.68%
Max drawdown-18.43%-48.35%

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