iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF
$49.61+0.07 (+0.14%)
- 0.07%
- $12.6B
- +0.7%
- 5.18%
- 1.58M sh
- low $48.81high $51.79
The ETF.net IAGG Grade
A
Score 81 out of 100
- 7 of 116
Score 81 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.A88 out of 100Rank 12 of 115Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A77 out of 100Rank 85 of 100Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B64 out of 100Rank 17 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 12 of 116Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A95 out of 100Rank 2 of 115Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A92 out of 100Rank 6 of 116
Our read on IAGG
In short
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.
Stated mandate
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
Worth knowing
IAGG Holdings
- Bonds
- 9,342
- 7%
- China Peoples Republic of (Governm 1.61% 02/15/2035
Sectors
- Treasury61.9%
- Agency12.9%
- Industrial5.4%
- Financial Institutions5.2%
- Local Authority5.1%
- Supranational3.9%
- Covered3.8%
- Utility1.2%
- Sovereign0.6%
- CMBS0.0%
- ABS0.0%
Geography
- China21.24%
- Japan12.31%
- France9.98%
- Germany9.38%
- United Kingdom8.42%
- Canada6.79%
- Italy6.20%
- Spain4.72%
- 20.98%
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$10,069
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.
| Period | IAGG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +1.1% |
| 1 month | +1.3% |
| 3 months | +0.2% |
| 1 year | +0.7% |
| 3 years | +5.0% |
| 5 years | +1.2% |
| 10 years | +2.1% |
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 | +1.1% | |
| 2025 | +3.3% | |
| 2024 | +4.5% | |
| 2023 | +8.5% | |
| 2022 | −10.9% | |
| 2021 | −1.9% | |
| 2020 | +4.6% |
IAGG in the news
IAGG Dividends
- 5.18%
- $2.57
- $0.32 per share
- Quarterly
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.
- 0.13
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.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
IAGG Cost
Overpaying vs BKAG, cheapest in US Aggregate Bond
$1,480
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
IAGG 0.07%
$1,480
BKAG 0.00% Cheapest
$0
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | IAGG | BKAG | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $128 | $0 | $128 |
| 20 | $503 | $0 | $503 |
| 30 | $1,480 | $0 | $1,480 |
Other funds in US Aggregate Bond
- ABNDVanguard Total Bond Market ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return −0.1%
- ABKAGBNY Mellon Core Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.00%1 year return −0.2%
- AEAGGiShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return −0.2%
- ABBAGJPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Aggregate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return −0.3%
- ABIVVanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return −0.7%
