Which returned more over the last year, XTEN or ZROZ?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XTEN returned −4.3% and ZROZ −14.4%.

Which is cheaper, XTEN or ZROZ?

XTEN is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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XTEN vs ZROZ: Differences, Returns & Fees

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XTEN's duration was 9.9 years on Jul 31, 2026 and ZROZ's 27.2 on Jun 30, 2026; XTEN charges 0.08% to ZROZ's 0.15%.

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Net assets: $1.0bn on Jul 31, 2026 for BondBloxx Bloomberg Ten Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF, and $1.4bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund.

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At a glance

−4.3%

XTEN total return, 1 year

−14.4%

ZROZ total return, 1 year

0.08%

XTEN expense ratio

0.15%

ZROZ expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XTEN costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.1 points.

XTEN vs ZROZ: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	XTEN	ZROZ
Return
Measure	XTEN	ZROZ
Total return, 1 year	−4.3%	−14.4%
Drawdown
Measure	XTEN	ZROZ
Below its high	5.7%, high on Feb 27, 2026	62.2%, high on Mar 9, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	XTEN	ZROZ
What it tracks	Bloomberg US Treasury Ten Year Target Duration Index	ICE BofA Long US Treasury Principal STRIPS Index
Cost and size
Measure	XTEN	ZROZ
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.15%
Net assets, XTEN as of Jul 31, 2026 and ZROZ as of Jun 30, 2026	$1.0bn	$1.4bn
Holdings
Measure	XTEN	ZROZ
Holdings in common	0%

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

Risk and return

Sep 23, 2022 to Oct 23, 2026 · 213 weekly returns

XTEN ZROZ

Return

Total return edge XTEN +5.3% −28.6%

Annualized edge XTEN +1.3% −7.9%

Price return edge XTEN −10.4% −40.0%

Risk

Volatility edge XTEN 9.0% 22.3%

Max drawdown edge XTEN −13.3% −36.3%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge XTEN −0.32 −0.46

Sortino edge XTEN −0.45 −0.63

Calmar edge XTEN 0.10 −0.22

Reading

XTEN returned more: +5.3% to −28.6%. XTEN swung less: 9.0% to 22.3%. XTEN fell less at its worst: −13.3% to −36.3%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: XTEN vs ZROZ: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	XTEN	ZROZ	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+5.3%	−28.6%	XTEN	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+1.3%	−7.9%	XTEN	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−10.4%	−40.0%	XTEN	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	9.0%	22.3%	XTEN	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	6.5%	16.4%	XTEN	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−13.3%	−36.3%	XTEN	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.32	−0.46	XTEN	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.45	−0.63	XTEN	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.10	−0.22	XTEN	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 213 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first XTEN ZROZ

Only in one fund ↓

Only in XTEN

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE 4.25000000, due Aug 15, 2035 3.82%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE 4.50000000, due Nov 15, 2033 3.44%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE 4.25000000, due May 15, 2035 3.35%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE 4.62500000, due Feb 15, 2035 3.34%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE 4.37500000, due May 15, 2034 3.32%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE 4.00000000, due Nov 15, 2035 3.29%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE 4.00000000, due Feb 15, 2034 3.28%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE 4.25000000, due Nov 15, 2034 3.27%

Only in ZROZ

U.S. Treasury STRIPS Principal, due Feb 15, 2052 5.55%

U.S. Treasury STRIPS Principal, due Feb 15, 2055 5.48%

U.S. Treasury STRIPS Principal, due May 15, 2051 5.42%

U.S. Treasury STRIPS Principal, due May 15, 2052 5.40%

U.S. Treasury STRIPS Principal, due Nov 15, 2051 5.29%

U.S. Treasury STRIPS Principal, due Aug 15, 2052 5.27%

U.S. Treasury STRIPS Principal, due Feb 15, 2053 5.26%

U.S. Treasury STRIPS Principal, due Nov 15, 2053 5.26%

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Side by side

XTEN BondBloxx Bloomberg Ten Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF ZROZ PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer BondBloxx PIMCO

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year −4.3% −14.4%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −14.4% (GOVZ)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs GOVZ

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.15%

Holdings 70 20

Net assets, XTEN as of Jul 31, 2026 and ZROZ as of Jun 30, 2026 $1.0bn $1.4bn

XTEN and ZROZ on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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XTEN and ZROZ are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. XTEN follows Bloomberg US Treasury Ten Year Target Duration Index and ZROZ follows ICE BofA Long US Treasury Principal STRIPS Index.
Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 XTEN returned −4.3% and ZROZ −14.4% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 10.1 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

XTEN

XTEN tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −4.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. It sat 5.7% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

ZROZ

ZROZ tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −14.4% with distributions reinvested, against −14.4% for its benchmark, the ICE BofA Long US Treasury Principal STRIPS Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 62.2% below its high of Mar 9, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, XTEN or ZROZ?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XTEN returned −4.3% and ZROZ −14.4%.
Which is cheaper, XTEN or ZROZ?: XTEN is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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XTEN on its own →ZROZ on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →XTEN dividend history →XTEN holdings →ZROZ dividend history →ZROZ holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

XTEN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XTEN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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ZROZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ZROZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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