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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and MDY returned +13.0%, so MDY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BOND or MDY?

BOND charges 0.54% a year and MDY charges 0.23%, so MDY 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 MDY: how they differ

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

PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund and SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BOND and MDY 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 MDY
UMBS, TBA 4.80%	TWILIO INC 0.86%
PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active 3.52%	CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP 0.85%
UMBS, TBA 2.98%	MKS INC 0.83%
United States Treasury 2.93%	CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP 0.77%
UMBS, TBA 2.36%	ENTEGRIS INC 0.76%
United States Treasury 2.22%	NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 0.76%
UMBS, TBA 2.19%	ATI INC 0.74%
UMBS, TBA 1.96%	ILLUMINA INC 0.73%

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 and MDY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund	MDY SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PIMCO	State Street
What it is	Active Bond Exchange-Traded	S&P MidCap 400, book from IJH
Total return, 1 year	−0.1%	+13.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.6 pts	−4.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.54%	0.23%
Holdings	1565	400

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.

MDY in plain words

MDY is an index equity fund tracking the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.23% 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 400 positions, with the top ten at 7.7%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOND or MDY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and MDY returned +13.0%, so MDY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BOND or MDY?: BOND charges 0.54% a year and MDY charges 0.23%, so MDY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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