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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −1.4% and IUSB −1.2%.

Which is cheaper, BOND or IUSB?

IUSB is cheaper, by 0.48 percentage points a year. That is about $48 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 IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BOND returned −1.4% to IUSB's −1.2%, and IUSB charges 0.06% 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 $49.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.4%

BOND total return, 1 year

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

0.54%

BOND expense ratio

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IUSB costs 0.48 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points.

BOND vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BOND	IUSB
Return
Measure	BOND	IUSB
Total return, 1 year	−1.4%	−1.2%
Drawdown
Measure	BOND	IUSB
Below its high	3.1%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	BOND	IUSB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index
Cost and size
Measure	BOND	IUSB
Expense ratio	0.54%	0.06%
Net assets, BOND as of Jun 30, 2026 and IUSB as of Oct 27, 2026	$8.3bn	$49.8bn
Holdings
Measure	BOND	IUSB
Holdings in common	3%

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

Risk and return

Jun 20, 2014 to Oct 23, 2026 · 644 weekly returns

BOND IUSB

Return

Total return edge BOND (slight) +29.7% +28.3%

Annualized edge BOND (slight) +2.1% +2.0%

Price return edge IUSB −18.7% −10.7%

Risk

Volatility edge Tie 5.1% 5.0%

Max drawdown edge IUSB (slight) −19.5% −17.7%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge BOND 0.03 0.02

Sortino edge BOND 0.04 0.02

Calmar edge IUSB (slight) 0.11 0.11

Reading

BOND returned slightly more: +29.7% to +28.3%. BOND and IUSB swung about the same: 5.1% and 5.0%. IUSB fell slightly less at its worst: −17.7% to −19.5%.

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Risk and return: BOND vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BOND	IUSB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+29.7%	+28.3%	BOND (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.1%	+2.0%	BOND (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−18.7%	−10.7%	IUSB	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	5.1%	5.0%	Tie	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	3.8%	3.6%	IUSB (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−19.5%	−17.7%	IUSB (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.03	0.02	BOND	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.04	0.02	BOND	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.11	0.11	IUSB (slight)	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 644 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BOND and IUSB hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BOND IUSB

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 3.46% 0.31%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 5.56% 0.30%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2055 0.38% 0.17%

Government National Mortgage Association, TBA, due Aug 20, 2056 0.32% 0.16%

Government National Mortgage Association, TBA, due Aug 20, 2056 0.98% 0.14%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2042 1.32% 0.13%

Government National Mortgage Association, TBA, due Aug 20, 2056 1.21% 0.13%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2046 0.73% 0.13%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2045 2.57% 0.12%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2043 3.39% 0.10%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 2.73% 0.10%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2056 0.09% 0.16%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in BOND

PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund 4.07%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 2.54%

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Jan 15, 2034 1.93%

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., due Apr 1, 2055 1.88%

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., due Oct 1, 2053 1.76%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Jul 1, 2056 1.58%

Federal National Mortgage Association, due Jun 1, 2054 1.17%

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Jan 15, 2035 1.03%

Only in IUSB

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities, due Aug 25, 2056 0.41%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 31, 2029 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2036 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 0.36%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 0.35%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 0.34%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 0.34%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.34%

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Side by side

BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer PIMCO iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Universal USD Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.4% −1.2%

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% 0.06%

Holdings 1565 18338

Net assets, BOND as of Jun 30, 2026 and IUSB as of Oct 27, 2026 $8.3bn $49.8bn

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

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BOND and IUSB are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. BOND follows No index, actively managed and IUSB follows Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index.
Holdings in common. 3% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026).
Number of holdings. BOND holds 1,565 positions and IUSB holds 18338.

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.

IUSB

IUSB tracks an index of Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOND or IUSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −1.4% and IUSB −1.2%.
Which is cheaper, BOND or IUSB?: IUSB is cheaper, by 0.48 percentage points a year. That is about $48 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) ↗

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IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

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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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