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BOND vs IGIB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BOND returned −1.4% to IGIB's −1.8%, and IGIB charges 0.04% 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 $19.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance
−1.4%
BOND total return, 1 year
−1.8%
IGIB total return, 1 year
0.54%
BOND expense ratio
0.04%
IGIB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGIB costs 0.50 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points.

BOND vs IGIB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBONDIGIB
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.4%−1.8%
Drawdown
Below its high3.1%, high on Feb 27, 20263.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedICE BofA 5-10 Year US Corporate Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.54%0.04%
Net assets, BOND as of Jun 30, 2026 and IGIB as of Oct 28, 2026$8.3bn$19.5bn
Holdings
Holdings in common6%

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

Risk and return

Mar 9, 2012 to Oct 23, 2026 · 763 weekly returns
BOND IGIB
Return
Total return edge IGIB (slight) +47.4% +49.3%
Annualized edge IGIB (slight) +2.7% +2.8%
Price return edge IGIB −12.6% −6.3%
Risk
Volatility edge BOND 4.9% 6.0%
Max drawdown edge BOND (slight) −19.5% −20.0%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge BOND (slight) 0.21 0.19
Sortino edge BOND (slight) 0.28 0.26
Calmar edge Tie 0.14 0.14
Reading

IGIB returned slightly more: +49.3% to +47.4%. BOND swung less: 4.9% to 6.0%. BOND fell slightly less at its worst: −19.5% to −20.0%.

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Risk and return: BOND vs IGIB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBONDIGIBEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+47.4%+49.3%IGIB (slight)Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+2.7%+2.8%IGIB (slight)Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return−12.6%−6.3%IGIBPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility4.9%6.0%BONDSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation3.6%4.5%BONDLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−19.5%−20.0%BOND (slight)Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.210.19BOND (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.280.26BOND (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.140.14TieAnnualized 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

6%

By the books each fund has filed, BOND and IGIB hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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6% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BOND IGIB
JPMorgan Chase & Co., due Jun 1, 2034 0.23% 0.17%
Wells Fargo & Co., due Jul 25, 2034 0.24% 0.17%
Wells Fargo & Co., due Jul 25, 2033 0.28% 0.16%
Bank of America Corp., due Sep 15, 2034 0.25% 0.14%
JPMorgan Chase & Co., due Apr 22, 2036 0.28% 0.14%
Bank of America Corp., due Apr 25, 2034 0.13% 0.19%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., due Feb 24, 2033 0.12% 0.13%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., due Jan 28, 2036 0.28% 0.12%
Morgan Stanley, due Apr 17, 2036 0.23% 0.12%
JPMorgan Chase & Co., due Apr 22, 2035 0.14% 0.11%
Wells Fargo & Co., due Apr 23, 2036 0.13% 0.11%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., due Apr 25, 2035 0.10% 0.10%
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 IGIB
Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2035 0.22%
Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2036 0.22%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2036 0.20%
Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2036 0.20%
Meta Platforms Inc, due May 15, 2036 0.19%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2033 0.19%
Bank of America Corp, due Jan 23, 2035 0.19%
Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2035 0.19%
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Side by side

BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer PIMCO iShares
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year −1.4% −1.8%
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% 0.04%
Holdings 1565 3064
Net assets, BOND as of Jun 30, 2026 and IGIB as of Oct 28, 2026 $8.3bn $19.5bn

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

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-37413DCF20

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

  1. What each follows. BOND follows No index, actively managed and IGIB follows ICE BofA 5-10 Year US Corporate Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 6% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026).
  3. Cost. BOND charges 0.54% of assets a year and IGIB 0.04%, a gap of 0.50 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.

IGIB

IGIB tracks an index of 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOND or IGIB?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −1.4% and IGIB −1.8%.
Which is cheaper, BOND or IGIB?
IGIB is cheaper, by 0.50 percentage points a year. That is about $50 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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BOND on its own →IGIB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BOND dividend history →BOND holdings →IGIB dividend history →IGIB holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BOND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BOND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
PIMCO website ↗
IGIB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IGIB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IGIB ↗

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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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