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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and GOVT returned −1.0%, so BOND returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BOND or GOVT?

BOND charges 0.54% a year and GOVT charges 0.05%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BOND vs GOVT: how they differ

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

PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund and iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BOND and GOVT 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 BOND	Only in GOVT
UMBS, TBA 4.80%	US TREASURY N/B 0.60%
PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active 3.52%	TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 0.55%
UMBS, TBA 2.98%	TREASURY BOND (OLD) 0.42%
United States Treasury 2.93%	TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.25%
UMBS, TBA 2.36%	TREASURY BOND (OTR) 0.16%
United States Treasury 2.22%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.11%
UMBS, TBA 2.19%	TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.11%
UMBS, TBA 1.96%	TREASURY BOND (2OLD) 0.08%

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 and Sep 10, 2026.

BOND and GOVT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PIMCO	iShares
What it is	Active Bond Exchange-Traded	U.S. Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	−0.1%	−1.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.6 pts	−18.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.54%	0.05%
Holdings	1565	216

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.

GOVT in plain words

GOVT is a bond fund tracking the U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOND or GOVT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and GOVT returned −1.0%, so BOND returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BOND or GOVT?: BOND charges 0.54% a year and GOVT charges 0.05%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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