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BOND vs VBIL: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BOND returned −1.4% to VBIL's +3.7%, and VBIL charges 0.06% to BOND's 0.54%.

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Net assets: $8.3bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund, and $12.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF.

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At a glance
−1.4%
BOND total return, 1 year
+3.7%
VBIL total return, 1 year
0.54%
BOND expense ratio
0.06%
VBIL expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VBIL costs 0.48 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.1 points.

BOND vs VBIL: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBONDVBIL
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.4%+3.7%
Drawdown
Below its high3.1%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedBloomberg U.S. Treasury Bills 0-3 Months Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.54%0.06%
Net assets, BOND as of Jun 30, 2026 and VBIL as of Sep 30, 2026$8.3bn$12.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, BOND and VBIL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BOND VBIL
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BOND
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 5.56%
PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund 4.07%
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 3.46%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2043 3.39%
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 2.73%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2045 2.57%
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 2.54%
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 2.27%
Only in VBIL
TREASURY BILL, due Jul 9, 2026 6.78%
TREASURY BILL, due Aug 6, 2026 6.10%
TREASURY BILL, due Jul 2, 2026 5.61%
TREASURY BILL, due Jul 16, 2026 5.41%
TREASURY BILL, due Jul 23, 2026 5.18%
TREASURY BILL, due Jul 14, 2026 5.17%
TREASURY BILL, due Jul 21, 2026 5.15%
TREASURY BILL, due Jul 30, 2026 5.12%
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Side by side

BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund VBIL Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer PIMCO Vanguard
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of 0-3 Month Treasury Bill
Total return, 1 year −1.4% +3.7%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) not measured
Gap to its benchmark 0.0 pts vs AGG not measured
Expense ratio 0.54% 0.06%
Holdings 1565 28
Net assets, BOND as of Jun 30, 2026 and VBIL as of Sep 30, 2026 $8.3bn $12.8bn

BOND and VBIL 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.

VBIL

VBIL tracks an index of 0-3 Month Treasury Bill. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOND or VBIL?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −1.4% and VBIL +3.7%.
Which is cheaper, BOND or VBIL?
VBIL is cheaper, by 0.48 percentage points a year. That is about $48 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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BOND on its own →VBIL on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BOND dividend history →BOND holdings →VBIL dividend history →VBIL holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BOND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BOND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
PIMCO website ↗
VBIL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VBIL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VBIL ↗

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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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