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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and EWY returned +147.9%, so EWY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BOND or EWY?

BOND charges 0.54% a year and EWY charges 0.59%, 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 EWY: how they differ

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

PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund and iShares MSCI South Korea ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BOND and EWY 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 EWY
UMBS, TBA 4.80%	SK hynix Inc. 31.02%
PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active 3.52%	SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO.,LTD 3.44%
UMBS, TBA 2.98%	SK Square Co., Ltd. 3.10%
United States Treasury 2.93%	HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 2.45%
UMBS, TBA 2.36%	KB Financial Group Inc. 1.40%
United States Treasury 2.22%	HYUNDAI MOBIS CO.,LTD 1.22%
UMBS, TBA 2.19%	DOOSAN ENERBILITY CO., LTD. 1.22%
UMBS, TBA 1.96%	SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 1.15%

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 and May 31, 2026.

BOND and EWY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund	EWY iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PIMCO	iShares
What it is	Active Bond Exchange-Traded	MSCI South Korea
Total return, 1 year	−0.1%	+147.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.6 pts	+130.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.54%	0.59%
Holdings	1565	82

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.

EWY in plain words

EWY is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI South Korea. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +147.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 82 positions, with the top ten at 70.0%. It sat 13.9% below its high of Jun 18, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOND or EWY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and EWY returned +147.9%, so EWY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BOND or EWY?: BOND charges 0.54% a year and EWY charges 0.59%, so BOND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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