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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −1.4% and EMB −0.4%.

Which is cheaper, BOND or EMB?

EMB is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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BOND vs EMB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BOND returned −1.4% to EMB's −0.4%, and EMB charges 0.39% 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 $13.2bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.4%

BOND total return, 1 year

−0.4%

EMB total return, 1 year

0.54%

BOND expense ratio

0.39%

EMB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EMB costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.0 point.

BOND vs EMB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BOND	EMB
Return
Measure	BOND	EMB
Total return, 1 year	−1.4%	−0.4%
Drawdown
Measure	BOND	EMB
Below its high	3.1%, high on Feb 27, 2026	3.5%, high on Jun 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	BOND	EMB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core Index
Cost and size
Measure	BOND	EMB
Expense ratio	0.54%	0.39%
Net assets, BOND as of Jun 30, 2026 and EMB as of Oct 28, 2026	$8.3bn	$13.2bn
Holdings
Measure	BOND	EMB
Holdings in common	0%

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

Risk and return

Mar 9, 2012 to Oct 23, 2026 · 763 weekly returns

BOND EMB

Return

Total return edge EMB +47.4% +60.4%

Annualized edge EMB +2.7% +3.3%

Price return edge BOND −12.6% −19.5%

Risk

Volatility edge BOND 4.9% 9.3%

Max drawdown edge BOND −19.5% −27.9%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge Tie 0.21 0.20

Sortino edge BOND (slight) 0.28 0.27

Calmar edge BOND 0.14 0.12

Reading

EMB returned more: +60.4% to +47.4%. BOND swung less: 4.9% to 9.3%. BOND fell less at its worst: −19.5% to −27.9%.

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9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: BOND vs EMB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BOND	EMB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+47.4%	+60.4%	EMB	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.7%	+3.3%	EMB	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−12.6%	−19.5%	BOND	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	4.9%	9.3%	BOND	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	3.6%	7.1%	BOND	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−19.5%	−27.9%	BOND	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.21	0.20	Tie	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.28	0.27	BOND (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.14	0.12	BOND	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 763 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BOND EMB

Brazil Government International Bonds, due Mar 15, 2034 0.10% 0.18%

Mexico Government International Bonds, due May 13, 2037 0.08% 0.18%

Petroleos Mexicanos, due Feb 16, 2032 0.06% 0.29%

Mexico Government International Bonds, due May 13, 2055 0.05% 0.11%

Mexico Government International Bonds, due May 13, 2030 0.02% 0.08%

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 EMB

Argentina Republic Government International Bonds, due Jul 9, 2035 1.21%

Ecuador Government International Bonds, due Jul 31, 2035 0.78%

Argentina Republic Government International Bonds, due Jan 9, 2038 0.70%

Argentina Republic Government International Bonds, due Jul 9, 2030 0.65%

Argentina Republic Government International Bonds, due Jul 9, 2041 0.57%

Ghana Government International Bonds, due Jul 3, 2035 0.55%

Uruguay Government International Bonds, due Jun 18, 2050 0.51%

Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl, due Aug 17, 2030 0.50%

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Side by side

BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer PIMCO iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.4% −0.4%

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% 0.39%

Holdings 1565 622

Net assets, BOND as of Jun 30, 2026 and EMB as of Oct 28, 2026 $8.3bn $13.2bn

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

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BOND and EMB do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. BOND follows No index, actively managed and EMB follows J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core Index.
Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026).
Cost. BOND charges 0.54% of assets a year and EMB 0.39%, a gap of 0.15 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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.

EMB

EMB tracks the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. It sat 3.5% below its high of Jun 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOND or EMB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −1.4% and EMB −0.4%.
Which is cheaper, BOND or EMB?: EMB is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BOND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BOND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PIMCO website ↗

EMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EMB ↗

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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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