Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
BOND vs VT: how they differ
BOND and VT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VT returned more over the year.
PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund and Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BOND and VT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BOND | Only in VT |
|---|---|
| UMBS, TBA 4.80% | NVIDIA Corp 4.22% |
| PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active 3.52% | Apple Inc 3.53% |
| UMBS, TBA 2.98% | Microsoft Corp 2.73% |
| United States Treasury 2.93% | Amazon.com Inc 2.29% |
| UMBS, TBA 2.36% | Alphabet Inc 2.04% |
| United States Treasury 2.22% | Broadcom Inc 1.74% |
| UMBS, TBA 2.19% | Alphabet Inc 1.61% |
| UMBS, TBA 1.96% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.52% |
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 PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund | VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | PIMCO | Vanguard |
| What it is | Active Bond Exchange-Traded | Total World Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | −0.1% | +18.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −17.6 pts | +1.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.54% | 0.06% |
| Holdings | 1565 | 10042 |
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.
VT in plain words
VT is an index equity fund tracking the Total World Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10042 positions, with the top ten at 21.9%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BOND or VT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and VT returned +18.9%, so VT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, BOND or VT?
- BOND charges 0.54% a year and VT charges 0.06%, so VT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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