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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so BOND returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BOND vs VGLT: how they differ

BOND and VGLT are both bond index funds, and over the year BOND returned more, −0.1% against −5.4%.

PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund and Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund.

BOND and VGLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund	VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PIMCO	Vanguard
What it is	Active Bond Exchange-Traded	Long-term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	−0.1%	−5.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.6 pts	−22.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.54%	not published
Holdings	1565	not filed

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.

VGLT in plain words

VGLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −5.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 39.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOND or VGLT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so BOND returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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