US Aggregate Bond

Broad US investment-grade bond market — treasuries, agencies, MBS, corporates. The traditional "bond" leg of a 3-fund portfolio. Distributions are ordinary income, which pulls tax-efficiency scores down meaningfully — many investors hold these in tax-advantaged accounts.

31 funds in the catalog. Scored using methodology v0.5.1. · Read the guide

Top score

BND 89 / 100

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund

Cheapest

BND 0.030%

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund

Largest by AUM

BND $397.86B

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund

All US Aggregate Bond funds

Score	Ticker	Name	Expense	AUM	Yield
89	BND	Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund	0.030%	$397.86B	3.99%
89	BSV	Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares	0.030%	$69.83B	4.01%
89	AGG	iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	0.030%	$138.85B	4.01%
89	SCHZ	Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	0.030%	$10.60B	4.16%
89	VMBS	Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities Index Fund ETF Shares	0.030%	$17.34B	4.20%
89	SPAB	State Street SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF	0.030%	$9.63B	4.08%
88	MBB	iShares MBS ETF	0.040%	$39.63B	4.30%
88	BLV	Vanguard Long-Term Bond Fund	0.030%	$8.67B	4.86%
88	IUSB	iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF	0.060%	$42.77B	4.26%
87	BIV	Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond Index Fund	0.030%	$52.51B	4.25%
86	SPMB	State Street SPDR Portfolio Mortgage Backed Bond ETF	0.040%	$7.07B	4.11%
86	VUSB	Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF	0.10%	$8.94B	4.35%
86	ICSH	iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF	0.080%	$7.77B	4.28%
84	PULS	PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF	0.15%	$17.39B	4.52%
84	FLOT	iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF	0.15%	$9.97B	4.47%
84	VCRB	Vanguard Core Bond ETF	0.10%	$7.29B	4.63%
83	EAGG	iShares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	0.10%	$4.90B	4.02%
82	JPST	JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF	0.18%	$39.27B	4.23%
82	PAAA	PGIM AAA CLO ETF	0.19%	$10.16B	4.84%
82	JAAA	Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF	0.20%	$28.41B	4.95%
78	GVI	iShares Intermediate Government/Credit Bond ETF	0.20%	$3.75B	3.63%
78	DFCF	Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF	0.17%	$10.87B	4.36%
76	MINT	PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund	0.36%	$16.43B	4.22%
74	AGGY	WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund	0.12%	$952.0M	4.51%
74	FBND	Fidelity Total Bond ETF	0.36%	$26.62B	4.70%
74	JCPB	JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF	0.37%	$13.58B	4.92%
73	CGCP	Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF	0.34%	$8.32B	5.16%
72	NEAR	iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF	0.25%	$4.77B	4.43%
71	BINC	iShares Flexible Income Active ETF	0.40%	$16.21B	5.84%
63	BOND	PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund	0.54%	$8.31B	5.20%
55	PYLD	PIMCO ETF Trust - PIMCO Multisector Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund	0.64%	$14.71B	6.33%

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Methodology v0.5.1. See /methodology/ for every threshold and weight used to score these funds.