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iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG)

Intermediate Core Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
95.32 USD -0.10 (-0.100%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 2:29 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★★☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:53 a.m. EDT

The iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF presents a classic defensive dilemma. On the income front, it offers a robust 4.19% yield with a consistent payment history, making it a reliable income generator in a high-rate environment. However, the capital appreciation story is currently broken; the fund is trading significantly below its 200-day average and has suffered a nearly 10% cumulative decline over the last nine years. While the recent year-over-year performance turned positive, the multi-year structural drag remains a heavy anchor on the total return profile. Options data confirms this anxiety, with traders aggressively buying deep out-of-the-money puts to protect against further price drops, while call activity remains muted. For investors seeking pure income, the yield is compelling, but those looking for capital growth will likely face continued headwinds until yields stabilize or inflation expectations shift.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.008499
AutoTheta0.008617
AutoETS0.008920
AutoARIMA0.008994

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 69%
H-stat 65.24
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.037
Excess Kurtosis -0.09
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 121.58

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 9:53 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 99 and 100) compared to negligible call volume. This 'put skew' suggests a fear of a bond rally causing prices to fall. Conversely, there is significant call open interest at strikes 101 and 100, indicating a hedge against a potential yield-driven rally, though the volume is far lower than the put side.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.35% 4.02% 3.84% 3.31%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-10-01 0.334 0.353739
2026-09-01 0.337 0.348248
2026-08-03 0.338 0.347522
2026-07-01 0.331 0.336041
2026-06-01 0.331 0.335428
2026-05-01 0.330 0.333670
2026-04-01 0.337 0.340404
2026-03-02 0.316 0.313866
2026-02-02 0.325 0.326011
2025-12-19 0.334 0.334535
2025-12-01 0.326 0.325805
2025-11-03 0.327 0.326706
2025-10-01 0.325 0.324416
2025-09-02 0.327 0.330737
2025-08-01 0.330 0.332863
2025-07-01 0.319 0.322907
2025-06-02 0.323 0.331214
2025-05-01 0.321 0.326120
2025-04-01 0.325 0.328416
2025-03-03 0.304 0.306575
2025-02-03 0.322 0.331378
2024-12-18 0.316 0.325941
2024-12-02 0.312 0.315470
2024-11-01 0.310 0.317233
2024-10-01 0.307 0.303270
2024-09-03 0.312 0.310881
2024-08-01 0.304 0.306390
2024-07-01 0.301 0.312727
2024-06-03 0.302 0.311983
2024-05-01 0.295 0.309646
2024-04-01 0.290 0.299154
2024-03-01 0.286 0.293243
2024-02-01 0.293 0.294858
2023-12-14 0.282 0.285079
2023-12-01 0.274 0.282970
2023-11-01 0.277 0.297689
2023-10-02 0.257 0.275958
2023-09-01 0.260 0.270721
2023-08-01 0.265 0.273845
2023-07-03 0.255 0.261324
2023-06-01 0.258 0.261637
2023-05-01 0.249 0.252305
2023-04-03 0.252 0.252454
2023-03-01 0.234 0.242437
2023-02-01 0.245 0.243345
2022-12-15 0.226 0.226885
2022-12-01 0.226 0.228560
2022-11-01 0.216 0.227704
2022-10-03 0.211 0.217728
2022-09-01 0.204 0.203857
2022-08-01 0.200 0.191883
2022-07-01 0.186 0.181747
2022-06-01 0.186 0.180828
2022-05-02 0.181 0.177225
2022-04-01 0.160 0.149883
2022-03-01 0.161 0.145281
2022-02-01 0.161 0.144265
2021-12-16 0.117 0.102308
2021-12-01 0.162 0.141324
2021-11-01 0.180 0.157356
2021-10-01 0.180 0.156522
2021-09-01 0.167 0.144052
2021-08-02 0.167 0.143298
2021-07-01 0.156 0.135523
2021-06-01 0.167 0.146068
2021-05-03 0.173 0.151237
2021-04-01 0.172 0.150824
2021-03-01 0.190 0.165088
2021-02-01 0.192 0.163781
2020-12-17 0.125 0.106067
2020-12-01 0.206 0.174813
2020-11-02 0.192 0.163795
2020-10-01 0.202 0.171157
2020-09-01 0.195 0.164668
2020-08-03 0.207 0.173367
2020-07-01 0.223 0.188903
2020-06-01 0.214 0.182329
2020-05-01 0.236 0.201934
2020-04-01 0.249 0.217031
2020-03-02 0.239 0.206141
2020-02-03 0.243 0.212468
2019-12-19 0.191 0.170080
2019-12-02 0.246 0.218686
2019-11-01 0.251 0.222262
2019-10-01 0.255 0.225424
2019-09-03 0.263 0.231026
2019-08-01 0.260 0.232330
2019-07-01 0.252 0.226659
2019-06-03 0.260 0.235507
2019-05-01 0.260 0.239852
2019-04-01 0.262 0.241898
2019-03-01 0.267 0.250399
2019-02-01 0.268 0.250538
2018-12-18 0.210 0.198413
2018-12-03 0.251 0.239504
2018-11-01 0.513 0.491662
2018-10-01 0.252 0.239453
2018-09-04 0.232 0.218744
2018-08-01 0.251 0.237465
2018-07-02 0.229 0.216058
2018-06-01 0.249 0.234729
2018-05-01 0.240 0.227122
2018-04-02 0.243 0.227315
2018-03-01 0.235 0.220388
2018-02-01 0.242 0.225074
2017-12-21 0.036 0.033082
2017-12-01 0.231 0.211616
2017-11-01 0.228 0.208619
2017-10-02 0.227 0.207439
2017-09-01 0.230 0.209148
2017-08-01 0.230 0.209624
2017-07-03 0.225 0.206252
2017-06-01 0.230 0.210084
2017-05-01 0.239 0.219811
2017-04-03 0.222 0.204288
2017-03-01 0.220 0.203628
2017-02-01 0.218 0.202001
2016-12-22 0.249 0.231865
2016-12-01 0.204 0.189450
2016-11-01 0.210 0.189138
2016-10-03 0.203 0.181104
2016-09-01 0.208 0.184955
2016-08-01 0.207 0.183918
2016-07-01 0.212 0.188194
2016-06-01 0.218 0.197428
2016-05-02 0.205 0.185336
2016-04-01 0.222 0.200887
2016-03-01 0.221 0.201753
2016-02-01 0.228 0.209194
2015-12-24 0.222 0.205537
2015-12-01 0.370 0.340011
2015-11-02 0.215 0.197212
2015-10-01 0.205 0.187283
2015-09-01 0.222 0.203632
2015-08-03 0.213 0.194698
2015-07-01 0.216 0.199464
2015-06-01 0.206 0.187853
2015-05-01 0.206 0.186696
2015-04-01 0.211 0.189102
2015-03-02 0.186 0.168402
2015-02-02 0.176 0.156863
2014-12-24 0.369 0.336403
2014-12-01 0.282 0.256177
2014-11-03 0.192 0.175055
2014-10-01 0.189 0.172555
2014-09-02 0.195 0.178164
2014-08-01 0.200 0.183251
2014-07-01 0.196 0.179701
2014-06-02 0.207 0.189682
2014-05-01 0.198 0.182404
2014-04-01 0.205 0.190627
2014-03-03 0.200 0.184587
2014-02-03 0.206 0.190335
2013-12-26 0.210 0.197387
2013-12-02 0.203 0.190022
2013-11-01 0.190 0.176826
2013-10-01 0.191 0.178622
2013-09-03 0.198 0.187234
2013-08-01 0.205 0.192506
2013-07-01 0.198 0.184770
2013-06-03 0.195 0.178948
2013-05-01 0.202 0.181345
2013-04-01 0.260 0.235145
2013-03-01 0.209 0.188867
2013-02-01 0.211 0.191923
2012-12-26 0.230 0.207114
2012-12-03 0.666 0.596774
2012-11-01 0.243 0.217352
2012-10-01 0.207 0.184492
2012-09-04 0.219 0.195309
2012-08-01 0.220 0.196009
2012-07-02 0.223 0.200377
2012-06-01 0.238 0.213262
2012-05-01 0.230 0.208466
2012-04-02 0.243 0.221675
2012-03-01 0.277 0.251224
2012-02-01 0.275 0.248689
2011-12-27 0.028 0.025468
2011-12-01 0.578 0.531055
2011-11-01 0.287 0.260270
2011-10-03 0.219 0.198477
2011-09-01 0.232 0.211640
2011-08-01 0.300 0.277469
2011-07-01 0.304 0.285714
2011-06-01 0.313 0.290865
2011-05-02 0.316 0.297552
2011-04-01 0.313 0.298209
2011-03-01 0.285 0.270707
2011-02-01 0.316 0.300609
2010-12-28 0.344 0.328683
2010-12-01 0.553 0.520422
2010-11-01 0.276 0.255012
2010-10-01 0.265 0.244781
2010-09-01 0.298 0.274882
2010-08-02 0.294 0.273718
2010-07-01 0.314 0.293787
2010-06-01 0.324 0.306934
2010-05-03 0.312 0.298908
2010-04-01 0.321 0.309129
2010-03-01 0.323 0.309506
2010-02-01 0.327 0.313880
2009-12-29 0.302 0.293033
2009-12-01 0.353 0.335488
2009-11-02 0.324 0.310583
2009-10-01 0.342 0.326274
2009-09-01 0.332 0.320742
2009-08-03 0.334 0.325695
2009-07-01 0.342 0.336052
2009-06-01 0.308 0.306590
2009-05-01 0.329 0.326001
2009-04-01 0.351 0.347284
2009-03-02 0.327 0.324727
2009-02-02 0.366 0.360272
2008-12-29 0.376 0.361226
2008-12-01 0.403 0.405310
2008-11-03 0.400 0.425351
2008-10-01 0.390 0.400000
2008-09-02 0.394 0.391300
2008-08-01 0.402 0.402443
2008-07-01 0.384 0.385271
2008-06-02 0.394 0.390254
2008-05-01 0.326 0.319295
2008-04-01 0.415 0.408585
2008-03-03 0.383 0.373549
2008-02-01 0.415 0.402952
2007-12-27 0.409 0.406561
2007-12-03 0.407 0.398512
2007-11-01 0.417 0.415173
2007-10-01 0.414 0.417044
2007-09-04 0.429 0.432111
2007-08-01 0.431 0.438320
2007-07-02 0.421 0.428717
2007-06-01 0.428 0.433945
2007-05-01 0.382 0.381924
2007-04-02 0.389 0.389000
2007-03-01 0.394 0.392274
2007-02-01 0.393 0.395810
2006-12-27 0.369 0.369591
2006-12-01 0.398 0.394606
2006-11-01 0.422 0.421242
2006-10-02 0.414 0.414663
2006-09-01 0.393 0.396289
2006-08-01 0.409 0.416370
2006-07-03 0.388 0.399177
2006-06-01 0.383 0.392740
2006-05-01 0.375 0.383475
2006-04-03 0.383 0.388438
2006-03-01 0.373 0.373187
2006-02-01 0.371 0.371446
2005-12-28 0.384 0.382470
2005-12-01 0.379 0.380140
2005-11-01 0.364 0.364437
2005-10-03 0.337 0.334093
2005-09-01 0.340 0.331223
2005-08-01 0.331 0.325819
2005-07-01 0.333 0.324309
2005-06-01 0.348 0.337079
2005-05-02 0.334 0.327483
2005-04-01 0.343 0.339000
2005-03-01 0.287 0.281787
2005-02-01 0.309 0.300876
2004-12-31 0.304 0.296875
2004-12-01 0.308 0.303418
2004-11-01 0.279 0.271559
2004-10-01 0.317 0.310267
2004-09-01 0.318 0.310214
2004-08-02 0.322 0.319444
2004-07-01 0.317 0.315894
2004-06-01 0.317 0.317954
2004-05-03 0.270 0.269031
2004-04-01 0.260 0.250627
2004-03-01 0.246 0.238164
2004-02-02 0.278 0.271617
2003-12-31 0.291 0.284875
2003-12-01 0.272 0.268854
2003-11-03 0.359 0.354743
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.48
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.02599308
dividendYield 4.19

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 119.73
All Time Low 86.8
Ask 95.32
Ask Size 10,500
Average Daily Volume10 Day 12,961,150
Average Daily Volume3 Month 9,904,823
Average Volume 9,904,823
Average Volume10Days 12,961,150
Beta3 Year 0.99
Bid 95.31
Bid Size 2,700
Book Value 115.396
Category Intermediate Core Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 95.58
Day Low 95.215
Display Name Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Dividend Yield 4.19
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.784
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 96.2126
Fifty Day Average Change -0.89759827
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.009329321
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -5.497229
Fifty Two Week High 101.46
Fifty Two Week High Change -6.1449966
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.060565706
Fifty Two Week Low 93.84
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.4750061
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.01571831
Fifty Two Week Range 93.84 - 101.46
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,064,842,200,000
Five Year Average Return -0.0052929996
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change -0.09500122
Fullday Change Percent -0.09957155
Fullday Price 95.315
Fund Family iShares
Fund Inception Date 1,064,188,800
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The index measures the performance of the total U.S. investment-grade bond market. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and TBAs that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the economic characteristics of the component securities of the underlying index, and the fund will invest at least 90% of its assets in fixed income securities of the types included in the underlying index that the advisor believes will help the fund track the underlying index.
Long Name iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Market us_market
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_6180097
Nav Price 94.86387
Net Assets 135,651,656,000.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.03
Open 95.29
Phone 415-670-2000
Previous Close 95.41
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.82598186
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.09500122
Regular Market Change Percent -0.09957155
Regular Market Day High 95.58
Regular Market Day Low 95.215
Regular Market Day Range 95.215 - 95.58
Regular Market Open 95.29
Regular Market Previous Close 95.41
Regular Market Price 95.315
Regular Market Time 1,792,175,362
Regular Market Volume 6,213,992
Shares Outstanding 572,600,000
Short Name iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bon
Source Interval 15
Symbol AGG
Three Year Average Return 0.0434452
Total Assets 135,651,655,680
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.48
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.02599308
Trailing P E 121.575264
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -3.52514
Trailing Three Month Returns -3.52514
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 98.4772
Two Hundred Day Average Change -3.162201
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.032110993
Type Disp ETF
Volume 6,213,992
Yield 0.0419
Ytd Return -2.84047