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BOND vs MTUM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BOND returned −1.4% to MTUM's +18.4%; 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 $18.7bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF.

At a glance
−1.4%
BOND total return, 1 year
+18.4%
MTUM total return, 1 year
0.54%
BOND expense ratio
0.15%
MTUM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MTUM costs 0.39 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 19.8 points.

BOND vs MTUM: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBONDMTUM
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.4%+18.4%
Drawdown
Below its high3.1%, high on Feb 27, 202611.9%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedMSCI USA Momentum SR Variant Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.54%0.15%
Net assets, BOND as of Jun 30, 2026 and MTUM as of Oct 27, 2026$8.3bn$18.7bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight93%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund35.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Apr 26, 2013 to Oct 23, 2026 · 704 weekly returns
BOND MTUM
Return
Total return edge MTUM +30.5% +554.7%
Annualized edge MTUM +2.0% +14.9%
Price return edge MTUM −20.2% +459.1%
Risk
Volatility edge BOND 5.0% 19.0%
Max drawdown edge BOND −19.5% −31.9%
Downside capture 95.5% 101.7%
Beta 0.97 1.02
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge MTUM 0.04 0.73
Sortino edge MTUM 0.05 1.07
Treynor 0.010 0.135
Calmar edge MTUM 0.10 0.47
Against the benchmark
Alpha +0.9% a year +1.3% a year
Alpha t-stat 2.05 0.53
Information ratio 0.53 0.17
Tracking error 1.7% 9.3%

Each against its own benchmark: BOND against AGG, Mar 9, 2012 to Oct 23, 2026; MTUM against MLRG, Apr 26, 2013 to Oct 23, 2026.

Reading

MTUM returned more: +554.7% to +30.5%. BOND swung less: 5.0% to 19.0%. BOND fell less at its worst: −19.5% to −31.9%.

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Risk and return: BOND vs MTUM: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBONDMTUMEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+30.5%+554.7%MTUMPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+2.0%+14.9%MTUMTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−20.2%+459.1%MTUMPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility5.0%19.0%BONDSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation3.7%13.0%BONDLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−19.5%−31.9%BONDDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture102.2%106.2%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture95.5%101.7%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.971.02Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.880.76Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.040.73MTUMReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.051.07MTUMReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.0100.135Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.100.47MTUMAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkAGGMLRGThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+0.9% a year+1.3% a yearMTUM not significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat2.050.53Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range0.0% to +1.7%−3.7% to +6.3%MTUM includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio0.530.17Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error1.7%9.3%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 704 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, BOND and MTUM 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

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BOND MTUM
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Only in BOND
UMBS, TBA 5.56%
PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund 4.07%
UMBS, TBA 3.46%
United States Treasury 3.40%
UMBS, TBA 2.73%
United States Treasury 2.57%
UMBS, TBA 2.54%
UMBS, TBA 2.27%
Only in MTUM
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 6.06%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 5.00%
INTEL CORPORATION 3.92%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 3.64%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.45%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.96%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS 2.88%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.62%
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Side by side

BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund MTUM iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
Issuer PIMCO iShares
What it is Actively managed Tracks the MSCI USA Momentum Factor
Total return, 1 year −1.4% +18.4%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) +13.6% (MLRG)
Gap to its benchmark 0.0 pts vs AGG +4.8 pts vs MLRG
Expense ratio 0.54% 0.15%
Holdings 1565 126
Net assets, BOND as of Jun 30, 2026 and MTUM as of Oct 27, 2026 $8.3bn $18.7bn

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

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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.

MTUM

MTUM tracks the MSCI USA Momentum Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.4% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 126 positions, with the top ten at 35.5%. It sat 11.9% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOND or MTUM?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −1.4% and MTUM +18.4%.
Which is cheaper, BOND or MTUM?
MTUM is cheaper, by 0.39 percentage points a year. That is about $39 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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