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BOND vs VGIT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BOND returned −1.4% to VGIT's −1.5%, and VGIT 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 $39.7bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF.

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At a glance
−1.4%
BOND total return, 1 year
−1.5%
VGIT total return, 1 year
0.54%
BOND expense ratio
0.03%
VGIT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VGIT costs 0.51 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points.

BOND vs VGIT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBONDVGIT
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.4%−1.5%
Drawdown
Below its high3.1%, high on Feb 27, 20263.5%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedBloomberg U.S. Treasury 3-10 Year Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.54%0.03%
Net assets, BOND as of Jun 30, 2026 and VGIT as of Sep 30, 2026$8.3bn$39.7bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, BOND and VGIT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BOND VGIT
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 VGIT
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2035 1.94%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2034 1.92%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2034 1.90%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2035 1.89%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2035 1.89%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2034 1.87%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2034 1.87%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2033 1.84%
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Side by side

BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer PIMCO Vanguard
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year −1.4% −1.5%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) −1.5% (SCHR)
Gap to its benchmark 0.0 pts vs AGG 0.0 pts vs SCHR
Expense ratio 0.54% 0.03%
Holdings 1565 103
Net assets, BOND as of Jun 30, 2026 and VGIT as of Sep 30, 2026 $8.3bn $39.7bn

BOND and VGIT 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.

VGIT

VGIT tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Treasury. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.5% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 3-10 Year Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOND or VGIT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −1.4% and VGIT −1.5%.
Which is cheaper, BOND or VGIT?
VGIT 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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BOND on its own →VGIT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BOND dividend history →BOND holdings →VGIT dividend history →VGIT holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BOND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BOND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
PIMCO website ↗
VGIT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VGIT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VGIT ↗

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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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