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$1,000 in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF in 2022 → $997 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) on January 1, 2022 — at the December 2021 month-end close of $98.12 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $997. That's a -0.3% total return — trailing the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $1,617.

$1,000 in 2022$997Total return-0.3%Multiple100%CAGR-0.1%

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FAQ

How much is $1,000 invested in AGG in 2022 worth today?

$1,000 invested in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) at the month-end close of 2021-12- would be worth $997 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of -0.3% with dividends reinvested.

Did $1,000 in AGG in 2022 beat the market?

Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $1,617 — so iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) trailed the index by +38.4%.

What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?

The scenario invests at the December 2021 month-end close (the price entering 2022) 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 2022–2026 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 2022 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).

The entry price is the 2021 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.