iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF
$49.18+0.06 (+0.12%)
- 0.07%
- $12.5B
- +0.4%
- 5.23%
- 1.5M sh
- $49.09
- low $48.81high $51.83
The ETF.net IAGG Grade
A
Score 82 out of 100
- 7 of 117
Score 82 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.A87 out of 100Rank 14 of 117Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A77 out of 100Rank 85 of 101Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A73 out of 100Rank 13 of 116Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A78 out of 100Rank 13 of 117Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A95 out of 100Rank 2 of 116Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A93 out of 100Rank 6 of 117
Our read on IAGG
AThe other half of the bond market, in dollars. IAGG holds investment-grade debt issued outside the US, developed and emerging, and hedges the currency swings back to USD for seven basis points.
The fund seeks to track an index representing global investment-grade bonds outside the United States, with exposure across developed and emerging markets and currency hedging to the U.S. dollar.
Why people hold it
- 0.07% a year for a global bond book. The median fund in its aggregate-bond peer group charges around 0.36%, and it is priced level with rival BNDX.
- Currency exposure is hedged to the dollar, so results track the bonds themselves rather than moves in the yen, euro or pound.ishares.com
- Roughly 7,900 bonds spanning developed and emerging markets outside the US, with a 10% issuer cap in the index keeping any one borrower in check.
- Running since 2015 inside the iShares Core lineup, a multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively and pays quarterly.
Worth knowing
- The hedge works both ways. It strips out currency losses and currency gains alike, so a sliding dollar adds nothing here.
- No US bonds at all. It is built as the ex-US complement to a domestic core holding such as BND or IUSB, not a standalone bond sleeve.
- Hedging covers currency, not duration. These are investment-grade bonds, and their prices still move as global interest rates move.
IAGG Holdings
- Bonds
- 9,111
- 7%
- China Peoples Republic of (Governm 1.61% 02/15/2035
Sectors
- Treasury61.8%
- Agency12.9%
- Industrial5.4%
- Financial Institutions5.2%
- Local Authority5.0%
- Supranational3.9%
- Covered3.9%
- Utility1.2%
- Sovereign0.6%
- CMBS0.0%
- ABS0.0%
Geography
- China18.88%
- Japan10.98%
- France9.19%
- Germany8.07%
- United Kingdom7.31%
- Canada6.04%
- Italy5.53%
- Spain4.21%
- 29.79%
Developed 71% · Emerging 29%
IAGG Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
IAGG$10,036
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | IAGG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +0.3% |
| 1 month | +0.1% |
| 3 months | −1.1% |
| 1 year | +0.4% |
| 3 years | +4.6% |
| 5 years | +1.1% |
| 10 years | +1.9% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | IAGG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +0.3% | |
| 2025 | +3.3% | |
| 2024 | +4.5% | |
| 2023 | +8.5% | |
| 2022 | −10.9% | |
| 2021 | −1.9% | |
| 2020 | +4.6% |
IAGG in the news
Category Review
Municipal bond funds are down for the year after a third-quarter selloff erased the first-half gain
Head-to-Head
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF have returned almost the same
Price vs Value
Vanguard showed a 1.94% discount on an energy fund that closed two cents above its value
IAGG Dividends
- 5.23%
- $2.57
- $0.32 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
IAGG Risk
- 3.5%
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.
- −0.03
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.
- −13.1%
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.
- 0.49
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IAGG Cost
0.07%
IAGG0.07%
- The middle half of US Aggregate Bond funds
- Median 0.34%
11 of the 113 US Aggregate Bond funds charge less.
Other funds in US Aggregate Bond
- AIUSBiShares Core Universal USD Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.06%1 year return −1.5%
- ABKAGBNY Mellon Core Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.00%1 year return −1.9%
- AEAGGiShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return −2.1%
- ABBAGJPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Aggregate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return −2.0%
- ABIVVanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return −2.6%