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Bond Indexes and Aggregate Benchmarks

Fixed-income terms for aggregate bond indexes and benchmark families used in bond portfolio comparison.

Bond indexes and aggregate benchmarks are reference portfolios used to measure fixed-income performance, risk, and market exposure.

Use this branch when a fund or portfolio is compared with an index and the benchmark rules affect interpretation.

Key Terms in This Branch

TermWhat it clarifies
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond IndexA global investment-grade bond benchmark.
The Bloomberg Aggregate Bond IndexA broad U.S. aggregate bond benchmark reference.
S&P U.S. Aggregate Bond IndexA U.S. aggregate bond benchmark family.

Common Mistakes

  • Treating benchmark exposure as diversified without checking weights.
  • Comparing active funds with the wrong benchmark.
  • Ignoring duration, credit, currency, and issuer eligibility rules.
  • Assuming an aggregate index matches a specific investor’s liabilities or time horizon.

In this section

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Bloomberg Aggregate Bond Index

The Bloomberg Aggregate Bond Index is a major U.S. investment-grade bond benchmark used by funds, advisors, and asset allocators.

Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index

The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index tracks global investment-grade fixed income across government, corporate, securitized, and supranational debt.

S&P U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

The S&P U.S. Aggregate Bond Index measures broad U.S. investment-grade bond market performance for benchmarking and portfolio comparison.

Revised on Sunday, June 21, 2026
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