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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 VWO: how they differ

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

PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund and Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BOND and VWO 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 VWO
UMBS, TBA 4.80%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 14.73%
PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active 3.52%Tencent Holdings Ltd 3.28%
UMBS, TBA 2.98%Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.57%
United States Treasury 2.93%Delta Electronics Inc 1.18%
UMBS, TBA 2.36%MediaTek Inc 1.07%
United States Treasury 2.22%Reliance Industries Ltd 0.90%
UMBS, TBA 2.19%HDFC Bank Ltd 0.81%
UMBS, TBA 1.96%Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 0.75%

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 VWO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BOND
PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund
VWO
Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerPIMCOVanguard
What it isActive Bond Exchange-TradedEmerging markets
Total return, 1 year−0.1%+15.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−17.6 pts−1.9 pts
Expense ratio0.54%0.06%
Holdings15656355

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.

VWO in plain words

VWO is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.6% 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, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 6355 positions, with the top ten at 26.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOND or VWO?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and VWO returned +15.6%, so VWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BOND or VWO?
BOND charges 0.54% a year and VWO charges 0.06%, so VWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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