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BONDPIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund

Get income14y track recordRanked #296 of 1,622 in this goal

Seeks current income and long-term capital appreciation through prudent investment management.

By PIMCO · Launched 2012

Annual Cost

0.54%

#2,755 of 5,562 · average

Fund Size

$8.0B

#318 of 5,562 · large

Dividend YieldGoal

5.15%

Track Record

14 years

#990 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,539+5.4%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Fixed income

Region

North america

Strategy

Active selection

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 36.3% of fund✓ well diversified

UMBS PASS THRU POOLS
6.5%
UMBS PASS THRU POOLS
6.4%
UNITED STATES GOVT
4.2%
PIMCO FUNDS
3.4%
GNMA PASS THRU POOLS
3.3%
UMBS PASS THRU POOLS
2.8%
FHLMC PASS THRU POOLS
2.5%
UMBS PASS THRU POOLS
2.5%
UNITED STATES GOVT
2.4%
UNITED STATES GOVT
2.3%

Asset allocation

Bonds
152.2%
Preferred
0.8%
Convertible
0.0%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
4.0%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-19.7%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.32Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.46Moderate downside risk

Bond profile

Duration

5.2 years

Avg maturity

10.0 years

Credit ratings

US Government
55.9%
AAA
8.4%
AA
72.1%
A
7.3%
BBB
9.8%
BB
1.3%
B
0.1%
Below B
1.0%

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
New York Stock Exchange

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks current income and long-term capital appreciation through prudent investment management.
Strategy
Invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of fixed income instruments, including bonds and debt securities, with a focus on investment grade and up to 30% in high yield. Utilizes a bottom-up approach to identify undervalued securities and aims for consistent dividend income while managing capital gain distributions.
Inception date
February 29, 2012
Fund family
PIMCO

Our take

Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.

Closet indexing
Warning

Closet indexer — active fees, passive behavior

This fund charges active-management fees but closely tracks its benchmark index. You may be paying a premium for active management that does not meaningfully exist — a combination of high R² versus the benchmark, low tracking error, and a TER sitting well above the passive peer-group median.

R²
92.7%
TE
1.5%
Beta
0.95
Fee
8× 0.07%

Source: Cremers & Petajisto (2009) · Amihud & Goyenko (2013) · ESMA (2016)

Why we flagged this: strategy=active_selection + low_tracking_error+near_market_beta+fee_premium

Educational analysis of structural product characteristics. Not investment advice. Always read the fund prospectus and consult a qualified advisor before investing. More

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Data updated on 2026-06-19