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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and VIG returned +12.4%, so VIG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BOND or VIG?

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

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

PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund and Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BOND and VIG 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 VIG
UMBS, TBA 4.80%	Broadcom Inc 5.21%
PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active 3.52%	Apple Inc 4.10%
UMBS, TBA 2.98%	Microsoft Corp 3.99%
United States Treasury 2.93%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.61%
UMBS, TBA 2.36%	Eli Lilly & Co 3.36%
United States Treasury 2.22%	Exxon Mobil Corp 2.92%
UMBS, TBA 2.19%	Walmart Inc 2.62%
UMBS, TBA 1.96%	Johnson & Johnson 2.51%

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 VIG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund	VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PIMCO	Vanguard
What it is	Active Bond Exchange-Traded	Dividend growth
Total return, 1 year	−0.1%	+12.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.6 pts	−5.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.54%	0.04%
Holdings	1565	332

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.

VIG in plain words

VIG is an index equity fund tracking the Dividend growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.4% 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, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 332 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOND or VIG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and VIG returned +12.4%, so VIG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BOND or VIG?: BOND charges 0.54% a year and VIG charges 0.04%, so VIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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