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BOND vs VUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BOND returned −1.4% to VUSB's +3.5%, and VUSB charges 0.10% 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 $9.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

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At a glance
−1.4%
BOND total return, 1 year
+3.5%
VUSB total return, 1 year
0.54%
BOND expense ratio
0.10%
VUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VUSB costs 0.44 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.9 points.

BOND vs VUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBONDVUSB
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.4%+3.5%
Drawdown
Below its high3.1%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedNo index, actively managed
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.54%0.10%
Net assets, BOND as of Jun 30, 2026 and VUSB as of Sep 30, 2026$8.3bn$9.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common1%

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

What they share

1%

By the books each fund has filed, BOND and VUSB hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

0 half 100%

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BOND VUSB
Bank of America Corp., due Apr 25, 2029 0.10% 0.37%
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, due Oct 29, 2026 0.09% 0.14%
Salesforce, Inc., due Mar 15, 2028 0.08% 0.19%
Nelnet Student Loan Trust, due Feb 21, 2061 0.07% 0.11%
Bank of America Corp., due Jul 22, 2028 0.05% 0.08%
Sumisho Air Lease Corp., due Mar 24, 2028 0.05% 0.14%
Lloyds Banking Group PLC, due Mar 6, 2029 0.04% 0.04%
Capital Street Master Trust, due Aug 16, 2029 0.04% 0.07%
Nomura Holdings, Inc., due Jul 12, 2028 0.04% 0.03%
Morgan Stanley, due Oct 18, 2028 0.24% 0.03%
Morgan Stanley, due Apr 20, 2029 0.02% 0.10%
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., due Jan 15, 2028 0.02% 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 VUSB
TREASURY BILL, due Jun 10, 2027 4.19%
US TREASURY N/B, due Jul 31, 2027 0.67%
PNC FINANCIAL, due Oct 26, 2029 0.58%
US TREASURY N/B, due Jun 30, 2028 0.52%
REGIONS BANKS, due Jul 27, 2029 0.51%
US BANCORP, due Jun 12, 2029 0.50%
CHARLES SCHWAB, due Jul 27, 2029 0.49%
TRUIST BANK, due Jul 24, 2028 0.44%
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Side by side

BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer PIMCO Vanguard
What it is Actively managed Actively managed
Total return, 1 year −1.4% +3.5%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) −1.4% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark 0.0 pts vs AGG +4.9 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.54% 0.10%
Holdings 1565 1344
Net assets, BOND as of Jun 30, 2026 and VUSB as of Sep 30, 2026 $8.3bn $9.9bn

BOND and VUSB 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.

VUSB

VUSB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOND or VUSB?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −1.4% and VUSB +3.5%.
Which is cheaper, BOND or VUSB?
VUSB is cheaper, by 0.44 percentage points a year. That is about $44 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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BOND on its own →VUSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BOND dividend history →BOND holdings →VUSB dividend history →VUSB holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BOND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BOND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
PIMCO website ↗
VUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VUSB ↗

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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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