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What is the Bloomberg aggregate bond index (agg)?

The Bloomberg Aggregate Bond Index, or Agg, broadly tracks the performance of the U.S. investment-grade bond market. The index is composed of investment-grade government and corporate bonds. The iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) is among the largest and most liquid exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track the index.

What is iShares Core US bond ETF (agg)?

The iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) is among the largest and most liquid exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track the index. The Bloomberg Aggregate Bond Index is widely considered to be among the best total bond market indexes. In this way, the Agg is to the bond market what the Wilshire 5000 Total Stock Index is to the equity market.

Is AGG a good ETF?

While AGG includes hundreds of individual securities, this ETF actually only holds a fraction of the bonds that make up the underlying benchmark; the sampling strategy employed avoids illiquid issues, but may lead to tracking error.

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