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BOND vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BOND returned −1.4% to VCSH's +1.3%, and VCSH charges 0.03% 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 $43.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance
−1.4%
BOND total return, 1 year
+1.3%
VCSH total return, 1 year
0.54%
BOND expense ratio
0.03%
VCSH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCSH costs 0.51 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.7 points.

BOND vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBONDVCSH
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.4%+1.3%
Drawdown
Below its high3.1%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedBloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.54%0.03%
Net assets, BOND as of Jun 30, 2026 and VCSH as of Sep 30, 2026$8.3bn$43.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common3%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026. Method

What they share

3%

By the books each fund has filed, BOND and VCSH hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BOND VCSH
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., due Aug 23, 2028 0.12% 0.11%
Bank of America Corp., due Apr 25, 2029 0.10% 0.16%
Barclays PLC, due Mar 12, 2030 0.09% 0.10%
Salesforce, Inc., due Mar 15, 2028 0.08% 0.10%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, due Mar 13, 2029 0.07% 0.07%
Broadcom, Inc., due Feb 15, 2031 0.11% 0.07%
Santander U.K. Group Holdings PLC, due Jan 10, 2029 0.10% 0.07%
Barclays PLC, due Nov 2, 2028 0.09% 0.06%
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, due Nov 7, 2028 0.09% 0.06%
Sumisho Air Lease Corp., due Mar 24, 2031 0.06% 0.06%
Energy Transfer LP, due Jul 1, 2029 0.12% 0.06%
Eversource Energy, due Feb 1, 2029 0.06% 0.05%
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 VCSH
US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2028 0.83%
BANK OF AMER CRP, due Dec 20, 2028 0.23%
ABBVIE INC, due Nov 21, 2029 0.21%
CVS HEALTH CORP, due Mar 25, 2028 0.20%
T-MOBILE USA INC, due Apr 15, 2030 0.19%
BOEING CO, due May 1, 2030 0.19%
WELLS FARGO CO, due Jul 25, 2029 0.18%
JPMORGAN CHASE, due Apr 23, 2032 0.18%
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Side by side

BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer PIMCO Vanguard
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Short-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year −1.4% +1.3%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) +1.3% (SCHJ)
Gap to its benchmark 0.0 pts vs AGG 0.0 pts vs SCHJ
Expense ratio 0.54% 0.03%
Holdings 1565 3064
Net assets, BOND as of Jun 30, 2026 and VCSH as of Sep 30, 2026 $8.3bn $43.9bn

BOND and VCSH 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.

VCSH

VCSH tracks an index of Short-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against +1.3% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOND or VCSH?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −1.4% and VCSH +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, BOND or VCSH?
VCSH is cheaper, by 0.51 percentage points a year. That is about $51 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
BOND on its own →VCSH on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BOND dividend history →BOND holdings →VCSH dividend history →VCSH holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BOND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BOND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
PIMCO website ↗
VCSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VCSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VCSH ↗

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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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