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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and IJT returned +17.6%, so IJT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BOND or IJT?

BOND charges 0.54% a year and IJT charges 0.18%, so IJT 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 IJT: how they differ

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

PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund and iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BOND and IJT 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 IJT
UMBS, TBA 4.80%	FormFactor, Inc. 1.38%
PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active 3.52%	Viasat, Inc. 1.35%
UMBS, TBA 2.98%	Argan, Inc. 1.24%
United States Treasury 2.93%	BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. 1.22%
UMBS, TBA 2.36%	Krystal Biotech, Inc. 1.08%
United States Treasury 2.22%	ESCO Technologies, Inc. 1.00%
UMBS, TBA 2.19%	Alkermes plc 0.97%
UMBS, TBA 1.96%	Everus Construction Group, Inc. 0.94%

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 IJT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund	IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PIMCO	iShares
What it is	Active Bond Exchange-Traded	S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth
Total return, 1 year	−0.1%	+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.6 pts	+0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.54%	0.18%
Holdings	1565	347

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.

IJT in plain words

IJT is an index equity fund tracking the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% 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 347 positions, with the top ten at 11.0%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 4, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOND or IJT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and IJT returned +17.6%, so IJT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BOND or IJT?: BOND charges 0.54% a year and IJT charges 0.18%, so IJT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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