Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
BOND vs VEA: how they differ
BOND and VEA hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VEA returned more over the year.
PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund and Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BOND and VEA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BOND | Only in VEA |
|---|---|
| UMBS, TBA 4.80% | ASML Holding NV 2.37% |
| PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active 3.52% | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.56% |
| UMBS, TBA 2.98% | SK hynix Inc 1.40% |
| United States Treasury 2.93% | HSBC Holdings PLC 1.01% |
| UMBS, TBA 2.36% | Novartis AG 0.91% |
| United States Treasury 2.22% | Royal Bank of Canada 0.90% |
| UMBS, TBA 2.19% | AstraZeneca PLC 0.87% |
| UMBS, TBA 1.96% | Nestle SA 0.82% |
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 | VEA Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | PIMCO | Vanguard |
| What it is | Active Bond Exchange-Traded | Developed markets ex US |
| Total return, 1 year | −0.1% | +24.5% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −17.6 pts | +7.0 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.54% | 0.03% |
| Holdings | 1565 | 3870 |
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.
VEA in plain words
VEA is an index equity fund tracking the Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +24.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% 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 3870 positions, with the top ten at 13.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BOND or VEA?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and VEA returned +24.5%, so VEA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, BOND or VEA?
- BOND charges 0.54% a year and VEA charges 0.03%, so VEA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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