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iShares 1-10 Year U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

AGGMNYSE ArcaiSharesA

$100.80+0.07 (+0.07%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:59 PM ET

Intraday session: up, 73 prints from 100.73 to 100.80. Range 100.73 to 100.98. Use the arrow keys to read each point.100.85100.90100.9510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.20%
Fund size
$132M
1Y total return
−0.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.89%
Holdings
2201
Avg volume · 30D
17.8K sh
52W range
low $98.95high $106.38
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net AGGM Grade

A

Score 70 out of 100

Rank
33 of 116
Six-pillar profile for AGGM. Scores out of 100: Cost 73, Risk 46, Mission 100, Tradability 51, Holdings 63, Durability 61. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Risk (46). Leans toward Mission.

Score 70 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    A73 out of 100
    Rank 30 of 115
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 100
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C46 out of 100
    Rank 78 of 116
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C51 out of 100
    Rank 58 of 116
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B63 out of 100
    Rank 53 of 115
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 50 of 116

Our read on AGGM

ETF.net Research

In short

AGovernment and credit, nothing else: GBF holds Treasuries and investment-grade corporate bonds across the maturity spectrum, tracking a Bloomberg index since 2007 for 0.20% a year.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track an index of U.S. dollar-denominated government and investment-grade corporate bonds, providing diversified fixed-income exposure across sectors and maturities.

Why people hold it

  • A 0.20% fee, below the typical core bond ETF in its category.
  • Tracks the Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index tightly, one of the cleanest index implementations in a crowded core-bond field.
  • Pays monthly, so income arrives on a steady cadence rather than quarterly.
  • Live since 2007 under the iShares roof, with a full market cycle of history behind the mandate.

Worth knowing

  • It trades lightly next to the category's giants. Limit orders matter more here than with the household-name bond funds.
  • Broad total-bond rivals undercut it on fee: BND, SPAB and SCHZ each run 0.03%, though their indexes also include securitized debt.
  • Rate risk is the main lever. The index spans sectors and maturities, so prices move inversely to yields, and longer bonds move most.

AGGM Performance

Launched Jan 5, 2007

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

AGGM$9,943
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. AGGM $9,943. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025May 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for AGGM. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodAGGM
Year to date−0.6%
1 month+2.0%
3 months0.0%
1 year−0.6%
3 yearsper year+4.9%
5 yearsper year−0.5%
10 yearsper year+1.3%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for AGGM
YearReturn barAGGM
2026 YTD−0.6%
2025+6.4%
2024+1.0%
2023+5.8%
2022−13.8%
2021−2.3%
2020+8.8%

AGGM in the news

AGGM Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
3.89%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$3.94Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.29 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 45 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Feb 1, 2023 $0.19; Mar 1, 2023 $0.23; Apr 3, 2023 $0.24; May 1, 2023 $0.24; Jun 1, 2023 $0.24; Jul 3, 2023 $0.23; Aug 1, 2023 $0.25; Sep 1, 2023 $0.24; Oct 2, 2023 $0.26; Nov 1, 2023 $0.36; Dec 1, 2023 $0.35; Dec 14, 2023 $0.35; Feb 1, 2024 $0.35; Mar 1, 2024 $0.34; Apr 1, 2024 $0.39; May 1, 2024 $0.33; Jun 3, 2024 $0.33; Jul 1, 2024 $0.33; Aug 1, 2024 $0.33; Sep 3, 2024 $0.33; Oct 1, 2024 $0.32; Nov 1, 2024 $0.33; Dec 2, 2024 $0.33; Dec 18, 2024 $0.33; Feb 3, 2025 $0.33; Mar 3, 2025 $0.39; Apr 1, 2025 $0.32; May 1, 2025 $0.32; Jun 2, 2025 $0.33; Jul 1, 2025 $0.34; Aug 1, 2025 $0.34; Sep 2, 2025 $0.32; Oct 1, 2025 $0.31; Nov 3, 2025 $0.34; Dec 1, 2025 $0.32; Dec 19, 2025 $0.33; Feb 2, 2026 $0.32; Mar 2, 2026 $0.31; Apr 1, 2026 $0.34; May 1, 2026 $0.33; Jun 1, 2026 $0.32; Jul 1, 2026 $0.33; Aug 3, 2026 $0.34; Sep 1, 2026 $0.38; Oct 1, 2026 $0.29. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Nov 2, 2026Pays Nov 5, 2026$0.38
Oct 1, 2026Oct 6, 2026$0.29
Sep 1, 2026Sep 4, 2026$0.38
Aug 3, 2026Aug 6, 2026$0.34
Jul 1, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.33
Jun 1, 2026Jun 4, 2026$0.32
May 1, 2026May 6, 2026$0.33
Apr 1, 2026Apr 7, 2026$0.34
Mar 2, 2026Mar 5, 2026$0.31
Feb 2, 2026Feb 5, 2026$0.32
Dec 19, 2025Dec 24, 2025$0.33
Dec 1, 2025Dec 4, 2025$0.32

See all 238 payments⁠

$10,000 in AGGM 10 years ago paid $2,515 in dividends.⁠

AGGM Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
5.3%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.09
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−17.9%
Trough Oct 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.25
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

AGGM Cost

Overpaying vs BKAG, cheapest in US Aggregate Bond

$4,155

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • AGGM 0.20%

    $4,155

  • BKAG 0.00% Cheapest

    $0

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • AGGM 0.20%
  • BKAG 0.00%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1K$2K$3K$4K$5K051015202530AGGM $4,155BKAG $0

Year by year

YearAGGMBKAGOverpaying
10$365$0$365
20$1,421$0$1,421
30$4,155$0$4,155

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