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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so VXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BOND or VXUS?

BOND charges 0.54% a year and VXUS charges 0.05%, so VXUS 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 VXUS: how they differ

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

PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund and Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BOND and VXUS 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 VXUS
UMBS, TBA 4.80%	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.97%
PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active 3.52%	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.67%
UMBS, TBA 2.98%	ASML Holding NV 1.32%
United States Treasury 2.93%	SK hynix Inc 1.14%
UMBS, TBA 2.36%	Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.89%
United States Treasury 2.22%	HSBC Holdings PLC 0.74%
UMBS, TBA 2.19%	Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.69%
UMBS, TBA 1.96%	AstraZeneca PLC 0.67%

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 VXUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund	VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PIMCO	Vanguard
What it is	Active Bond Exchange-Traded	Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year	−0.1%	+22.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.6 pts	+4.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.54%	0.05%
Holdings	1565	8775

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.

VXUS in plain words

VXUS is an index equity fund tracking the Total International Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% 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 8775 positions, with the top ten at 12.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOND or VXUS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so VXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BOND or VXUS?: BOND charges 0.54% a year and VXUS charges 0.05%, so VXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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