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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.9% and BOND −1.4%.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or BOND?

BNDX is cheaper, by 0.47 percentage points a year. That is about $47 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BNDX vs BOND: Differences, Returns & Fees

Share on X Download as PDF

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BNDX returned −0.9% to BOND's −1.4%, and BNDX charges 0.07% to BOND's 0.54%.

askIQ about this page

askIQ about BNDX and BOND

Net assets: $82.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total International Bond ETF, and $8.3bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund.

BNDX on its own →BOND on its own →

At a glance

−0.9%

BNDX total return, 1 year

−1.4%

BOND total return, 1 year

0.07%

BNDX expense ratio

0.54%

BOND expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BNDX costs 0.47 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points.

BNDX vs BOND: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BNDX	BOND
Return
Measure	BNDX	BOND
Total return, 1 year	−0.9%	−1.4%
Drawdown
Measure	BNDX	BOND
Below its high		3.1%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	BNDX	BOND
What it tracks	Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Index (USD Hedged)	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	BNDX	BOND
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.54%
Net assets, BNDX as of Sep 30, 2026 and BOND as of Jun 30, 2026	$82.9bn	$8.3bn
Holdings
Measure	BNDX	BOND
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and BOND hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BNDX BOND

JAPAN GOVT 30-YR, due Sep 20, 2055 0.04% 0.17%

PERU B SOBERANO, due Aug 12, 2033 0.03% 0.27%

PERU B SOBERANO, due Aug 12, 2035 0.03% 0.18%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in BNDX

UK TSY GILT, due Mar 7, 2031 0.41%

FRANCE O.A.T., due Feb 25, 2031 0.37%

FRANCE O.A.T., due Feb 25, 2029 0.36%

UK TSY GILT, due Mar 7, 2030 0.36%

UK TSY GILT, due Mar 7, 2028 0.35%

UK TSY GILT, due Jul 22, 2029 0.34%

FRANCE O.A.T., due Nov 25, 2035 0.33%

FRANCE O.A.T., due Nov 25, 2032 0.33%

Only in BOND

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 5.56%

PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund 4.07%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 3.46%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2043 3.39%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 2.73%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2045 2.57%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 2.54%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 2.27%

Check overlap with more funds →

Side by side

BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond ETF BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Vanguard PIMCO

What it is Tracks an index of Total International Bond Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −0.9% −1.4%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.54%

Holdings 6840 1565

Net assets, BNDX as of Sep 30, 2026 and BOND as of Jun 30, 2026 $82.9bn $8.3bn

BNDX and BOND on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

Alert

About each fund

BNDX

BNDX tracks an index of Total International Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

BOND

BOND is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.54% a year. It sat 3.1% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or BOND?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.9% and BOND −1.4%.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or BOND?: BNDX is cheaper, by 0.47 percentage points a year. That is about $47 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

BNDX vs IUSB BNDX vs VUSB BNDX vs VGLT BNDX vs SPSB BOND vs BSV BOND vs VCSH BOND vs IEF BOND vs GOVT

Where to next

BNDX on its own →BOND on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BNDX dividend history →BNDX holdings →BOND dividend history →BOND holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

BNDX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BNDX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for BNDX ↗

BOND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BOND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PIMCO website ↗

Links are sources, not endorsements. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Cite this pageCitation, APA and Markdown

ETFIQ, BNDX against BOND, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/bndx-vs-bond

Open data →

Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms.