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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and IXUS returned +22.2%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BOND or IXUS?

BOND charges 0.54% a year and IXUS charges 0.07%, so IXUS 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 IXUS: how they differ

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

PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund and iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BOND and IXUS 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 IXUS
UMBS, TBA 4.80%	TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.49%
PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active 3.52%	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.21%
UMBS, TBA 2.98%	SK HYNIX 1.79%
United States Treasury 2.93%	ASML HOLDING 1.55%
UMBS, TBA 2.36%	HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.84%
United States Treasury 2.22%	TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.78%
UMBS, TBA 2.19%	ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.70%
UMBS, TBA 1.96%	ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.68%

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 IXUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund	IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PIMCO	iShares
What it is	Active Bond Exchange-Traded	Core MSCI Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year	−0.1%	+22.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.6 pts	+4.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.54%	0.07%
Holdings	1565	2540

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.

IXUS in plain words

IXUS is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2540 positions, with the top ten at 14.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOND or IXUS?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and IXUS returned +22.2%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BOND or IXUS?: BOND charges 0.54% a year and IXUS charges 0.07%, so IXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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