iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF vs Direxion NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted Index Shares — how do they compare? iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF trades at $97.57, while Direxion NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted Index Shares trades at $123.37. The key difference: Direxion NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted Index Shares is trading nearer its 52-week high, iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AGG | QQQE | |
|---|---|---|
Sector | Fixed Income | Broad Market / Factor |
52-Week High | $101.40 | $122.72 |
52-Week Low | $97.24 | $96.06 |
Trailing returns across standard periods
AGG tracks the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, providing broad exposure to the total U.S. investment-grade bond market. It serves as a core portfolio building block by diversifying across Treasuries, government-related bonds, corporate debt, and mortgage-backed securities.
Read more on AGG →QQQE is an ETF that seeks to track the performance of the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index. Unlike traditional market-capitalization-weighted indexes, this fund assigns equal weight to each of the 100 non-financial companies in the NASDAQ-100 and rebalances quarterly. This equal-weighting scheme reduces concentration risk in the largest technology companies and increases the fund's exposure to smaller-cap and mid-cap companies within the index, providing a differentiated growth profile.
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