AGG Fees and Costs — iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Data updated: 2026-07-24
The net expense ratio is 0.03%. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. Portfolio turnover was 62%.
AGG Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of AGG. Prospectus, as of February 28, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.03% |
| 12b-1 fee | — |
| Other expenses | 0.00% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.03% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.03% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
AGG Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in AGG, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $19 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.03% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.03%) | $3 | $10 | $17 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $0 | $2 |
| Total costs | $3 | $10 | $19 |
| Value after costs | $10,497 | $11,566 | $12,744 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% |
AGG Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2026.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
- Total broker commissions: —
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $201.5B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 62%
- Securities on loan, average value: $554.2M
- Net income from securities lending: $3.3M (0.003% of average net assets)
AGG Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $35.3B | 18.61% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $31.9B | 16.81% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $26.7B | 14.09% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $26.2B | 13.80% |
| BlackRock Funds III - BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional | $26.2B | 13.78% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $18.6B | 9.78% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $12.2B | 6.44% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $6.6B | 3.49% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $3.2B | 1.70% |
| Citadel Securities LLC | $2.8B | 1.49% |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.