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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 XLV: how they differ

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

PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund and State Street(R) Health Care Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BOND and XLV 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 XLV
UMBS, TBA 4.80%Eli Lilly & Co 16.56%
PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active 3.52%Johnson & Johnson 10.67%
UMBS, TBA 2.98%AbbVie Inc 7.76%
United States Treasury 2.93%UnitedHealth Group Inc 6.59%
UMBS, TBA 2.36%Merck & Co Inc 5.54%
United States Treasury 2.22%Amgen Inc 3.41%
UMBS, TBA 2.19%Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 3.25%
UMBS, TBA 1.96%Abbott Laboratories 2.76%

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 Jun 30, 2026.

BOND and XLV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BOND
PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund
XLV
State Street(R) Health Care Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerPIMCOState Street
What it isActive Bond Exchange-TradedHealth care
Total return, 1 year−0.1%+20.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−17.6 pts+2.9 pts
Expense ratio0.54%0.08%
Holdings156559

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.

XLV in plain words

XLV is an index equity fund tracking the Health care. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +20.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 59 positions, with the top ten at 61.7%. It sat 5.9% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOND or XLV?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and XLV returned +20.4%, so XLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BOND or XLV?
BOND charges 0.54% a year and XLV charges 0.08%, so XLV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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