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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and VEU returned +22.9%, so VEU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BOND or VEU?

BOND charges 0.54% a year and VEU charges 0.04%, so VEU 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 VEU: how they differ

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

PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund and Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BOND and VEU 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 VEU
UMBS, TBA 4.80%	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.83%
PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active 3.52%	ASML Holding NV 1.45%
UMBS, TBA 2.98%	SK hynix Inc 1.24%
United States Treasury 2.93%	Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.97%
UMBS, TBA 2.36%	HSBC Holdings PLC 0.81%
United States Treasury 2.22%	Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.76%
UMBS, TBA 2.19%	AstraZeneca PLC 0.73%
UMBS, TBA 1.96%	Novartis AG 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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

BOND and VEU on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund	VEU Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PIMCO	Vanguard
What it is	Active Bond Exchange-Traded	FTSE All-World ex-US
Total return, 1 year	−0.1%	+22.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.6 pts	+5.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.54%	0.04%
Holdings	1565	3860

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.

VEU in plain words

VEU is an index equity fund tracking the FTSE All-World ex-US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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 3860 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOND or VEU?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and VEU returned +22.9%, so VEU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BOND or VEU?: BOND charges 0.54% a year and VEU charges 0.04%, so VEU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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