Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
BOND vs IWF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BOND returned −1.4% to IWF's +0.9%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets: $8.3bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund, and $124.7bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF.
Pair scorecard
IWF costs 0.36 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.3 points.
| Measure | BOND | IWF |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −1.4% | +0.9% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 3.1%, high on Feb 27, 2026 | 4.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026 |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | Russell 1000 Growth Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.54% | 0.18% |
| Net assets, BOND as of Jun 30, 2026 and IWF as of Oct 27, 2026 | $8.3bn | $124.7bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 94% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 57.5% | |
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 IWF 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 IWF 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.
IWF
IWF tracks the Russell 1000 growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +0.9% with distributions reinvested, against +1.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 374 positions, with the top ten at 57.5%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BOND or IWF?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −1.4% and IWF +0.9%.
- Which is cheaper, BOND or IWF?
- IWF is cheaper, by 0.36 percentage points a year. That is about $36 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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