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BOND vs BSV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BOND returned −1.4% to BSV's +1.0%, and BSV charges 0.03% to BOND's 0.54%.

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Net assets: $8.3bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund, and $45.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF.

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At a glance
−1.4%
BOND total return, 1 year
+1.0%
BSV total return, 1 year
0.54%
BOND expense ratio
0.03%
BSV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BSV costs 0.51 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.4 points.

BOND vs BSV: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBONDBSV
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.4%+1.0%
Drawdown
Below its high3.1%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedBloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.54%0.03%
Net assets, BOND as of Jun 30, 2026 and BSV as of Sep 30, 2026$8.3bn$45.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common1%

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

What they share

1%

By the books each fund has filed, BOND and BSV hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BOND BSV
Bank of America Corp., due Apr 25, 2029 0.10% 0.05%
Bank of America Corp., due Jul 22, 2028 0.05% 0.06%
Morgan Stanley, due Jan 16, 2030 0.04% 0.05%
Barclays PLC, due Nov 2, 2028 0.09% 0.04%
Salesforce, Inc., due Mar 15, 2028 0.08% 0.03%
Morgan Stanley, due Oct 18, 2028 0.24% 0.03%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., due Aug 23, 2028 0.12% 0.03%
Morgan Stanley, due Apr 1, 2031 0.04% 0.03%
Morgan Stanley, due Apr 20, 2029 0.02% 0.03%
Barclays PLC, due Mar 12, 2030 0.09% 0.02%
Broadcom, Inc., due Feb 15, 2031 0.11% 0.02%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., due Jan 13, 2028 0.02% 0.02%
Only in one fund ↓
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%
Only in BSV
US TREASURY N/B, due Jan 31, 2028 1.12%
US TREASURY N/B, due Dec 31, 2027 0.89%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 28, 2030 0.88%
US TREASURY N/B, due Mar 31, 2028 0.81%
US TREASURY N/B, due Jul 15, 2027 0.80%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2030 0.79%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2031 0.78%
US TREASURY N/B, due Dec 31, 2029 0.77%
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Side by side

BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer PIMCO Vanguard
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Short-Term Bond
Total return, 1 year −1.4% +1.0%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) not measured
Gap to its benchmark 0.0 pts vs AGG not measured
Expense ratio 0.54% 0.03%
Holdings 1565 3157
Net assets, BOND as of Jun 30, 2026 and BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 $8.3bn $45.4bn

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

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About each fund
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.

BSV

BSV tracks an index of Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOND or BSV?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −1.4% and BSV +1.0%.
Which is cheaper, BOND or BSV?
BSV is cheaper, by 0.51 percentage points a year. That is about $51 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
BOND on its own →BSV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BOND dividend history →BOND holdings →BSV dividend history →BSV holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BOND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BOND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
PIMCO website ↗
BSV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BSV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for BSV ↗

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How this is computed

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

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