Vanguard vs PIMCO: ETF issuers compared | ETF Tracker

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Vanguard vs PIMCO: ETF issuers compared | ETF Tracker

Bonds & cash: PIMCO wins, 65% to 43% of funds made money

Every dot is one bonds & cash fund, placed at its 1-year return. Right of the line = made money. The ringed dot is the middle fund.

BOX SCORE · BONDS & CASH	Vanguard	PIMCO
Funds in the category	49	17
Made money (W–L)	16–21	11–6
Win %	43%	65%
Money made	−$4.8B	$641M
Typical return	−0.3%	+0.9%
Launches · 2026	11	0
Assets	$1.08T	$61.0B
Fee per $100	$0.04	$0.48

The biggest bonds & cash funds on each side

Vanguard

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
BND	Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF	$389B	−0.8% ✕
BNDX	Vanguard Total International Bond ETF	$122B	−0.8% ✕
VTIP	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF	$73.1B	+1.1% ✓
BSV	Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF	$69.6B	+1.3% ✓
VCIT	Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF	$68.7B	−1.6% ✕
VTEB	Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF	$52.4B	−0.2% ✕

PIMCO

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
MINT	PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund	$18.3B	+3.9% ✓
PYLD	PIMCO Multisector Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund	$16.8B	+1.0% ✓
BOND	PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund	$8.5B	−0.4% ✕
MUNI	PIMCO Intermediate Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund	$3.7B	+0.6% ✓
ZROZ	PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund	$1.9B	−10.7% ✕
HYS	PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund	$1.7B	+0.9% ✓