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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and SPYD returned +12.9%, so SPYD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BOND or SPYD?

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

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

PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BOND and SPYD 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 SPYD
UMBS, TBA 4.80%	Iron Mountain Inc 1.62%
PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active 3.52%	Franklin Resources Inc 1.57%
UMBS, TBA 2.98%	CVS Health Corp 1.53%
United States Treasury 2.93%	Host Hotels & Resorts Inc 1.53%
UMBS, TBA 2.36%	Edison International 1.48%
United States Treasury 2.22%	Target Corp 1.48%
UMBS, TBA 2.19%	APA Corp 1.48%
UMBS, TBA 1.96%	Viatris Inc 1.46%

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 SPYD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund	SPYD State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PIMCO	State Street
What it is	Active Bond Exchange-Traded	SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend
Total return, 1 year	−0.1%	+12.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.6 pts	−4.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.54%	0.07%
Holdings	1565	78

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.

SPYD in plain words

SPYD is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 78 positions, with the top ten at 15.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOND or SPYD?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and SPYD returned +12.9%, so SPYD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BOND or SPYD?: BOND charges 0.54% a year and SPYD charges 0.07%, so SPYD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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