Which returned more over the last year, BOND or CTA?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and CTA returned +17.0%, so CTA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BOND or CTA?

BOND charges 0.54% a year and CTA charges 0.75%, so BOND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BOND vs CTA: how they differ

BOND and CTA hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and CTA returned more over the year.

PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund and Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BOND and CTA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BOND	Only in CTA
UMBS, TBA 4.80%	SIMPLIFY EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS 81.69%
PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active 3.52%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 3.72%
UMBS, TBA 2.98%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 3.44%
United States Treasury 2.93%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 2.76%
UMBS, TBA 2.36%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 2.75%
United States Treasury 2.22%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 2.20%
UMBS, TBA 2.19%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 1.37%
UMBS, TBA 1.96%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 1.07%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

BOND and CTA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund	CTA Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PIMCO	Simplify
What it is	Active Bond Exchange-Traded	Simplify Managed Futures Strategy
Total return, 1 year	−0.1%	+17.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.6 pts	−0.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.54%	0.75%
Holdings	1565	10

BOND in plain words

BOND is a bond fund tracking the Active Bond Exchange-Traded. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.54% a year. It sat 3.3% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

CTA in plain words

CTA is an index equity fund tracking the Simplify Managed Futures Strategy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.75% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%. It sat 5.3% below its high of May 4, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOND or CTA?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and CTA returned +17.0%, so CTA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BOND or CTA?: BOND charges 0.54% a year and CTA charges 0.75%, so BOND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BOND against CTA, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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