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BOND vs IEI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BOND returned −1.4% to IEI's −1.1%, and IEI charges 0.15% 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 $17.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance
−1.4%
BOND total return, 1 year
−1.1%
IEI total return, 1 year
0.54%
BOND expense ratio
0.15%
IEI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEI costs 0.39 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points.

BOND vs IEI: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBONDIEI
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.4%−1.1%
Drawdown
Below its high3.1%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.54%0.15%
Net assets, BOND as of Jun 30, 2026 and IEI as of Oct 27, 2026$8.3bn$17.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

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

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BOND IEI
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 IEI
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 30, 2030 2.90%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2032 2.30%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2030 2.29%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2031 2.26%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2030 2.24%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2033 2.17%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2031 2.11%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2033 2.10%
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Side by side

BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer PIMCO iShares
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year −1.4% −1.1%
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% 0.15%
Holdings 1565 82
Net assets, BOND as of Jun 30, 2026 and IEI as of Oct 27, 2026 $8.3bn $17.0bn

BOND and IEI 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.

IEI

IEI tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOND or IEI?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −1.4% and IEI −1.1%.
Which is cheaper, BOND or IEI?
IEI is cheaper, by 0.39 percentage points a year. That is about $39 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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BOND on its own →IEI on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BOND dividend history →BOND holdings →IEI dividend history →IEI holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BOND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BOND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
PIMCO website ↗
IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IEI ↗

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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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