Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
BOND vs SDY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BOND returned −1.4% to SDY's +16.5%; 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 $21.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF.
Pair scorecard
SDY costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.9 points.
| Measure | BOND | SDY |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −1.4% | +16.5% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 3.1%, high on Feb 27, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.54% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, BOND as of Jun 30, 2026 and SDY as of Oct 27, 2026 | $8.3bn | $21.9bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 84% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 20.4% | |
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 SDY 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 SDY 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.
SDY
SDY tracks the S&P Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +16.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 156 positions, with the top ten at 20.4%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BOND or SDY?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −1.4% and SDY +16.5%.
- Which is cheaper, BOND or SDY?
- SDY is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 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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