$1,000 in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF in 2021 → $979 today
If you'd invested $1,000 in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) on January 1, 2021 — at the December 2020 month-end close of $99.89 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $979. That's a -2.1% total return — trailing the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $2,052.
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FAQ
How much is $1,000 invested in AGG in 2021 worth today?
$1,000 invested in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) at the month-end close of 2020-12- would be worth $979 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of -2.1% with dividends reinvested.
Did $1,000 in AGG in 2021 beat the market?
Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $2,052 — so iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) trailed the index by +52.3%.
What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?
The scenario invests at the December 2020 month-end close (the price entering 2021) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the AGG calculator page.
Is the 2021–2026 return in AGG typical?
No single year is typical. AGG's best calendar-year return since 2003 was about +8.5%, and its worst was -13.0%.
Methodology
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) total-return data from January 2021 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).
The entry price is the 2020 December month-end close and the exit is the latest available month-end close, both from adjusted (split and dividend) Yahoo Finance historical data.
Month-end resolution, no taxes or fees, and history never guarantees the future. For exact-date precision (including buying at a panic low), use the AGG calculator page.
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Data: Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08-. Not financial advice.