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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 VYMI: how they differ

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

PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund and Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BOND and VYMI 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 VYMI
UMBS, TBA 4.80%HSBC Holdings PLC 1.73%
PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active 3.52%Novartis AG 1.56%
UMBS, TBA 2.98%Nestle SA 1.44%
United States Treasury 2.93%Shell PLC 1.43%
UMBS, TBA 2.36%Royal Bank of Canada 1.38%
United States Treasury 2.22%Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.15%
UMBS, TBA 2.19%Toyota Motor Corp 1.12%
UMBS, TBA 1.96%Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.08%

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 VYMI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BOND
PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund
VYMI
Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerPIMCOVanguard
What it isActive Bond Exchange-TradedInternational High Dividend Yield
Total return, 1 year−0.1%+28.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−17.6 pts+10.7 pts
Expense ratio0.54%0.07%
Holdings15651582

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.

VYMI in plain words

VYMI is an index equity fund tracking the International High Dividend Yield. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +28.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 1582 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOND or VYMI?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and VYMI returned +28.2%, so VYMI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BOND or VYMI?
BOND charges 0.54% a year and VYMI charges 0.07%, so VYMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BOND against VYMI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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