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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and LQD returned −2.7%, so BOND returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BOND or LQD?

BOND charges 0.54% a year and LQD charges 0.14%, so LQD 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 LQD: how they differ

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

PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BOND and LQD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions BOND and LQD both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	BOND	LQD
MORGAN STANLEY	0.07%	0.02%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BOND	Only in LQD
UMBS, TBA 4.80%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.88%
PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active 3.52%	ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.12%
UMBS, TBA 2.98%	DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.11%
United States Treasury 2.93%	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING L 144A 0.10%
UMBS, TBA 2.36%	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%
United States Treasury 2.22%	BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC 0.08%
UMBS, TBA 2.19%	MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.08%
UMBS, TBA 1.96%	CITIGROUP INC (FX-FRN) 0.07%

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 LQD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PIMCO	iShares
What it is	Active Bond Exchange-Traded	US investment grade bonds
Total return, 1 year	−0.1%	−2.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.6 pts	−20.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.54%	0.14%
Holdings	1565	3149

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.

LQD in plain words

LQD is a bond fund tracking the US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 6.4% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOND or LQD?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and LQD returned −2.7%, so BOND returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BOND or LQD?: BOND charges 0.54% a year and LQD charges 0.14%, so LQD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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