Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
BOND vs GDX: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BOND returned −1.4% to GDX's +19.0%, and GDX charges 0.51% 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 $25.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for VanEck Gold Miners ETF.
Pair scorecard
GDX costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.4 points.
| Measure | BOND | GDX |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −1.4% | +19.0% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 3.1%, high on Feb 27, 2026 | |
| Below its all-time high | 27.5%, high on Feb 27, 2026 | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | Gold miners |
| Against its benchmark, 1 year | ahead by 5.6 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.54% | 0.51% |
| Net assets, BOND as of Jun 30, 2026 and GDX as of Oct 27, 2026 | $8.3bn | $25.6bn |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 100% | |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 12% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 60% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, BOND and GDX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
BOND and GDX on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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.
GDX
By weight, 12% of GDX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 60% of the fund across 59 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +19.0% with distributions reinvested against +13.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was ahead by 5.6 pts. It sits 27.5% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Are BOND and GDX in the same category?
- BOND is a bond ETF and GDX is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
- Which returned more over the last year, BOND or GDX?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −1.4% and GDX +19.0%.
- Which is cheaper, BOND or GDX?
- GDX is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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