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

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BOND vs VLUE: how they differ

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

PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund and iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BOND and VLUE 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 BONDOnly in VLUE
UMBS, TBA 4.80%MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 11.63%
PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active 3.52%INTEL CORPORATION 9.29%
UMBS, TBA 2.98%CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 4.97%
United States Treasury 2.93%APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 3.67%
UMBS, TBA 2.36%GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 3.16%
United States Treasury 2.22%VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 2.66%
UMBS, TBA 2.19%AT&T INC. 2.53%
UMBS, TBA 1.96%CITIGROUP INC. 1.94%

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 VLUE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BOND
PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund
VLUE
iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerPIMCOiShares
What it isActive Bond Exchange-TradedMSCI USA Value Factor
Total return, 1 year−0.1%+69.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−17.6 pts+51.9 pts
Expense ratio0.54%0.15%
Holdings1565148

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.

VLUE in plain words

VLUE is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +69.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 43.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOND or VLUE?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and VLUE returned +69.4%, so VLUE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BOND or VLUE?
BOND charges 0.54% a year and VLUE charges 0.15%, so VLUE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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