Top performing · Asset class · ranked by 1-year total return

Top-performing Bond ETFs

There are 489 US-listed bond ETFs, with $2.74T in combined net assets.

Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, the best performer among funds with at least $25 million in assets was CVRT (+19.7%); the median fund returned +0.3%.

Expense ratios run from 0% to 4.59% a year (median 0.25%).

The 10 top performers

Top-performing Bond ETFs
# Fund 30 daysNet assetsCostYield1 moYTD1 yr3 yr5 yr
1 CVRT Calamos Convertible Equity Alternative ETF $61.5M0.69%1.63%-5.3%+17.4%+19.7%+26.3%—
2 RISR FolioBeyond Alternative Income and Interest Rate … $310.9M1.04%5.33%+0.8%+7.0%+9.0%+9.2%+14.5%
3 HYXU iShares International High Yield Bond ETF $44.2M0.4%6.87%+0.4%+6.4%+5.9%+11.8%+3.7%
4 BBCB JPMorgan BetaBuilders USD Investment Grade Corpor… $52.1M0.04%12.77%+3.5%+6.5%+5.8%+8.8%—
5 HYZD WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond F… $293.9M0.43%6.53%+0.4%+4.3%+5.4%+8.7%+6.3%
6 CLOI VanEck CLO ETF $1.42B0.36%5.08%+0.4%+4.0%+5.1%+6.6%—
7 CLOA iShares AAA CLO Active ETF $2.21B0.2%4.8%+0.3%+3.9%+5.0%+6.1%—
8 HYGH iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF $596.7M0.52%6.5%-0.4%+3.8%+5.0%+9.1%+6.8%
9 PFRL PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF $125.5M0.72%6.26%-0.8%+3.5%+5.0%+7.7%—
10 CLOX Eldridge AAA CLO ETF $321.2M0.2%4.73%+0.4%+3.9%+4.9%+6.1%—

Funds with less than $25 million in net assets and the 13 leveraged or inverse funds are left out of the ranking. Returns are total returns with distributions reinvested (3 and 5 years annualized), as of Oct 27, 2026.

How the top 5 compare

    Growth of each fund’s value from the start of the range, distributions reinvested. The dashed gray line is the S&P 500 (SPY).

    All 489 Bond ETFs

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    All Bond ETFs
    Fund IssuerNet assetsCostYieldYTD1 yr5 yr
    BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Vanguard$397.11B†0.03%4.12%-0.7%-0.4%-0.3%
    AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF iShares$138.32B0.03%4.13%-0.8%-0.4%-0.2%
    BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Vanguard$122.53B†0.07%4.6%+0.1%-0.6%+0.2%
    SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF iShares$105.98B0.09%3.65%+2.8%+3.4%+3.8%
    VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Vanguard$72.04B†0.03%4.99%-1.3%-0.6%+0.9%
    VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securitie… Vanguard$71.01B†0.03%4.78%+2.4%+2.8%+3.1%
    BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Vanguard$69.75B†0.03%4.48%+0.8%+1.7%+1.8%
    BIV Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF Vanguard$52.45B†0.03%4.83%-1.3%-0.7%0.0%
    VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Vanguard$51.74B†0.03%4.54%+1.0%+1.9%+2.5%
    VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF Vanguard$48.52B†0.03%3.46%-0.3%+0.1%+0.6%
    VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF Vanguard$48.41B†0.03%3.97%-0.8%-0.2%+0.2%
    BIL SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF SPDR (State Street)$47.08B0.14%3.65%+2.7%+3.3%+3.7%
    TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF iShares$47.05B0.15%4.75%-3.0%-5.3%-7.9%
    MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF iShares$45.38B0.05%3.3%-0.6%-0.2%+0.6%
    GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF iShares$43.55B0.05%3.73%-0.6%-0.5%-0.7%
    IUSB iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF iShares$43.00B0.06%4.31%-0.7%-0.3%+0.1%
    IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF iShares$41.82B0.15%4.05%-2.0%-1.7%-1.4%
    JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF JPMorgan$41.13B0.18%4.12%+2.4%+3.1%+3.8%
    MBB iShares MBS ETF iShares$39.63B0.04%4.43%-0.5%+0.2%+0.2%
    VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Vanguard$39.20B†0.03%3.78%+1.4%+2.2%+2.1%
    LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond E… iShares$32.04B0.14%4.86%-2.5%-2.3%-1.0%
    JAAA Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF Janus Henderson$29.21B0.2%5.25%+3.8%+4.9%+5.0%
    USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF iShares$28.59B0.08%7.18%0.0%+1.2%+3.6%
    FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF Fidelity$28.16B0.36%4.85%-0.4%-0.2%+0.5%
    SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF iShares$25.91B0.15%3.6%+1.0%+1.7%+1.9%

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