Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
BOND vs GARP: how they differ
BOND and GARP hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and GARP returned more over the year.
PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund and iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BOND and GARP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BOND | Only in GARP |
|---|---|
| UMBS, TBA 4.80% | KLA CORP 6.46% |
| PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active 3.52% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 6.07% |
| UMBS, TBA 2.98% | APPLE INC 4.44% |
| United States Treasury 2.93% | NVIDIA CORP 4.16% |
| UMBS, TBA 2.36% | MICROSOFT CORP 4.10% |
| United States Treasury 2.22% | BROADCOM INC 3.96% |
| UMBS, TBA 2.19% | LAM RESEARCH CORP 3.79% |
| UMBS, TBA 1.96% | ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.73% |
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 PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund | GARP iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | PIMCO | iShares |
| What it is | Active Bond Exchange-Traded | MSCI USA Quality GARP |
| Total return, 1 year | −0.1% | +29.5% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −17.6 pts | +12.0 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.54% | 0.15% |
| Holdings | 1565 | 131 |
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.
GARP in plain words
GARP is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Quality GARP. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +29.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 131 positions, with the top ten at 43.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BOND or GARP?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and GARP returned +29.5%, so GARP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, BOND or GARP?
- BOND charges 0.54% a year and GARP charges 0.15%, so GARP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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