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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and IEFA returned +18.0%, so IEFA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BOND or IEFA?

BOND charges 0.54% a year and IEFA charges 0.07%, so IEFA 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 IEFA: how they differ

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

PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund and iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BOND and IEFA 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 IEFA
UMBS, TBA 4.80%	ASML Holding N.V. 2.23%
PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active 3.52%	HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.25%
UMBS, TBA 2.98%	ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.17%
United States Treasury 2.93%	Novartis AG 1.11%
UMBS, TBA 2.36%	Nestle S.A. 1.03%
United States Treasury 2.22%	SHELL PLC 1.03%
UMBS, TBA 2.19%	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.90%
UMBS, TBA 1.96%	COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.84%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

BOND and IEFA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund	IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PIMCO	iShares
What it is	Active Bond Exchange-Traded	Core MSCI EAFE
Total return, 1 year	−0.1%	+18.0%
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%	0.07%
Holdings	1565	2632

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.

IEFA in plain words

IEFA is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI EAFE. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2632 positions, with the top ten at 11.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOND or IEFA?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and IEFA returned +18.0%, so IEFA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BOND or IEFA?: BOND charges 0.54% a year and IEFA charges 0.07%, so IEFA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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