iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

AGG tracks an index of US investment-grade bonds. The market-weighted index includes Treasuries, agencies, CMBS, ABS and investment-grade corporates.

In the current environment, featuring low yields and rising interest rates, many investors are skeptical of holding any allocation to bonds. Might this concern be misplaced? Looking to 2015-2018, a recent period featuring steadily rising interest rates, I will examine portfolios with 3 various bond allocations and how these performed against the S&P 500.

AGG: I Hate Bonds And So Do You - Here's Why You Want Them In Your Portfolio

iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

iShares Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF

VanEck J.P Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF

VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF

iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

With rates rising in the U.S., investors should consider looking abroad for bond exposure.

Emerging Market Debt Offers Diversification

T Rowe Price QM US Bond ETF

T Rowe Price Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF

T Rowe Price Total Return ETF

Last year was a record year for ETFs, with net inflows of $910 billion into U.S.-listed ETFs, and it set a benchmark that will be hard to beat in 2022. Equity ETFs brought in the lion's share of flows for the year at $692 billion, which is no surprise given the number of record closes [.

Why 2022 Could Be an Even Better Year for Fixed Income Active ETFs

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

Invesco QQQ

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF

Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

During Refinitiv Lipper's fund-flows week ended December 15, 2021, investors were overall net redeemers of fund assets (including both conventional funds and ETFs) for the first week in nine, withdrawing $50.6 billion. Exchange-traded equity funds recorded $15.9 billion in weekly net inflows for the second time in two weeks.

U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Fund Market Suffers Outflows For The First Time In 2 Months Despite Large Cap ETFs Attracting $18.8 Billion

Alerian MLP ETF

PIMCO Active Bond ETF

First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF

Quadratic Interest Rate Volatility and Inflation ETF

iShares TIPS Bond ETF

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

How some advisors are currently positioning clients' fixed income portfolios.

Using ETFs To Solve For Fixed Income

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF

'AGG' is the go-to for broad fixed income exposure, but another ETF offers a more complete view of the bond market.

A Broader View On Bonds

Invesco BulletShares 2022 Corporate Bond ETF

iShares iBonds Dec 2022 Term Corporate ETF

JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF

Invesco 1-30 Laddered Treasury ETF

Vanguard Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF

Investors can access the benefits of short and long duration bonds by building a bond ladder with ETFs.

Building A Bond Ladder With ETFs

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Inflation is at a three-decade high, but you wouldn't know it by bond ETF performance.

A Remarkable Year For Inflation

I had rated the iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF as neutral in February 2021, and I remain neutral on its medium-term income-generating prospects. The ETF's TTM dividend yield of 1.81% is too low to beat the raging monthly inflation rate of 6.2%.

AGG ETF: Low Risk, Low Return

While the asset class feels relatively safe right now, investors need to keep the big picture in mind.

Ultrashort ETFs Appeal In Murky Market

In this article, I review AGG, my selection for a total-U.S. market bond ETF, as well as a holding in my personal portfolio. I also discuss the role of bonds in one's portfolio, and why I don't focus on attempting to time the market as I consider a tool such as AGG.

AGG: Anchor Your Bond Allocation With This Top Performer

Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund

WisdomTree Continuous Commodity Index Fund

SPDR Gold Trust

FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund

Schwab US TIPS ETF

How inflation-hedge ETFs have held up this year as inflation rises to a three-decade high.

Using ETFs To Hedge Inflation Risk

iShares National Muni Bond ETF

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

It's the first ETF bond offerings from Dimensional.

Dimensional Debuts 4 Bond ETFs

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

Reflecting on 2013's ‘taper tantrum' offers hints for the months ahead.

Will ETFs See Another Taper Tantrum?

JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF

iShares Russell 1000 ETF

ProShares UltraPro QQQ

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

During Refinitiv Lipper's fund flows week ended November 3, 2021, investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets for the third week in a row, adding $991 million. At the close of Refinitiv Lipper's fund-flows week, U.S. broad-based indices all reported positive results for the second week in three.

U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Anticipated Tapering Results In Record Inflows For Government Mortgage Funds

Lincoln National

Prudential Financial

Goldman Sachs﻿﻿ says the Fed will start cutting its bond purchases next month.

3 Big Dividends To Buy For Rising Treasury Rates

WisdomTree Barclays Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund

Avantis Core Fixed Income ETF

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

FlexShares Core Select Bond Fund

iShares CMBS ETF

iShares ESG Aware US Aggregate Bond ETF

Fieldstone UVA Unconstrained Medium-Term Fixed Income ETF

Franklin Liberty U.S. Core Bond ETF

iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF

Hartford Schroders Tax-Aware Bond ETF

JPMorgan U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF

Nuveen Enhanced Yield U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

NuShares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

PGIM Active Aggregate Bond ETF

Invesco PureBeta US Aggregate Bond ETF

Schwab US Aggregate Bond ETF

SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF

USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF

Investors continued to plow money into taxable (+$32.0 billion) and tax-exempt (+$4.8 billion) bond funds (including ETFs) for the month of September. For the month, the average taxable and tax-exempt fixed income mutual fund posted a 0.48% and 0.75% decline, respectively, for September and are up 0.50% and 1.27% so far this year.

Despite Inflationary Concerns, Investors Favor Fixed Income Funds In September

ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

During Refinitiv Lipper's fund-flows week ended September 28, 2021, investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets (including both conventional funds and ETFs) for the second straight week, adding $25.9 billion.

U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Large-Cap/International Funds Suffer, Investors Embrace Small-Caps/Financials

BlackRock Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF

The new funds, like their equity ETF siblings, are all actively managed.

T Rowe Price Debuts 3 Bond ETFs

ARK Innovation ETF

Amplify Online Retail ETF

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

iShares Russell 3000 ETF

Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

SPDR S&P Biotech ETF

Building a core satellite ETF portfolio can give investors the best of two worlds.

ETFs All You Need For Portfolios

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

Trading activity on the Tradeweb European-listed ETF marketplace amounted to EUR 29.4 billion in August, while the proportion of transactions completed via Tradeweb's Automated Intelligent Execution (AiEX) tool was 71.4%. Total consolidated U.S. ETF notional value traded in August 2021 reached USD 21.3 billion.

Tradeweb Exchange-Traded Funds Update - August 2021

Aggregate bond funds continue to deliver weak returns as the "risk-on" mode dominates the markets.

AGG: Buy Now Only If You Think The Market Will Sell Off

iShares Core S&P Small Cap ETF

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Vanguard Value ETF

Vanguard Growth ETF

Q.ai has built out a list of ETFs rated as Top Buys for this week to help you diversify your portfolio and mitigate some concerns and risks.

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Ranked Among This Week's Top Buy ETFs

ETFs are a great option to diversify your portfolio and hedge against risks while still keeping some upside potential. And Q.ai's deep learning algorithms are here to help with September's Top Buy ETFs.

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