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PMBS

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PIMCO ETF Trust - PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund

Specialty Bonds · PIMCO · Inception 2024-09-20 · SEC filings

$46.99−0.54 (−1.14%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 3:09 PM EDT

History starts Sep 23, 2024.
Intraday session: down, 61 prints from 47.53 to 46.99. Range 46.90 to 47.48. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$47.20$47.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.71%
Fund size
$1.4B
1Y return
+0.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.97%
Volume · 30D
0.1M sh
NAV per share
$47.52
52W range
low $47.27high $50.95

The ETF.net PMBS Grade

D

35/ 100

Rank 19 of 25 in Mortgage-Backed Securities

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for PMBS. Scores out of 100: Cost 4, Risk 36, Mission 55, Tradability 69, Holdings 26, Durability 49. Strongest: Tradability (69). Weakest: Cost (4). Leans toward Tradability.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 35 of 100 sits in the D band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    FScore 4
    Category rank24/25 · bottom quartile
  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    BScore 55
    Category rank4/20 · top 20%
  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    DScore 36
    Category rank16/25 · mid-pack
  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    BScore 69
    Category rank8/25 · top 32%
  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    DScore 26
    Category rank22/25 · bottom quartile
  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    CScore 49
    Category rank15/25 · mid-pack

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

PMBS Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 6:44 AM
Asset class
Bonds
Holdings
Top-10 weight
55%
Largest holding
FNMA TBA 30 YR 6 SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE 6.00% 11/12/205611.1%

Geography

  • United States100.00%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 83.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001FNMA TBA 30 YR 6 SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE 6.00% 11/12/205611.12%1,543,942$154M7
002FNMA TBA 30 YR 3 SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE 3.00% 10/13/20566.45%1,060,963$89M18
003FNMA TBA 30 YR 2.5 SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE 2.50% 10/13/20566.12%1,054,041$85M18
004US DOLLAR5.31%73,507,744$74M223
005FNMA TBA 30 YR 5 SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE 5.00% 10/13/20564.76%692,495$66M17
006FNMA TBA 30 YR 4.5 SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE 4.50% 11/12/20564.68%700,894$65M3
007FNMA TBA 30 YR 5 SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE 5.00% 11/12/20564.57%665,988$63M3
008GNMA II TBA 30 YR 5.5 JUMBOS 5.50% 10/20/20564.42%625,008$61M11
009FNMA TBA 30 YR 2 SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE 2.00% 10/13/20563.81%687,019$53M10
010GNMA II POOL MB0742 G2 11/55 FIXED 3.5 3.50% 11/20/20553.51%562,337$49M2
011FED HM LN PC POOL RJ6011 FR 03/56 FIXED 5 5.00% 03/01/20563.34%483,676$46M1
012GNMA II POOL MB0874 G2 01/56 FIXED 6.5 6.50% 01/20/20562.89%392,010$40M2
013GNMA II TBA 30 YR 2.5 JUMBOS 2.50% 10/20/20562.86%479,989$40M9
014FNMA TBA 15 YR 5.5 SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE 5.50% 10/15/20392.52%350,008$35M6
015FNMA TBA 15 YR 6 SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE 6.00% 10/15/20392.48%339,016$34M2

Showing 1–15 of 1236 holdings

PMBS Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

PMBS$10,055
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. PMBS $10,055. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,353$10,646$11,940Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for PMBS. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodPMBS
Year to date−1.4%
1 month−1.8%
3 months−2.3%
1 year+0.5%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for PMBS
YearReturn barPMBS
2026 YTD−1.4%
2025+8.9%
2024−2.7%

History from Sep 23, 2024

PMBS in the news

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PMBS Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
4.97%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.36Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.18 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2024–2026

One bar per payment. 23 payments from 2024 to 2026 YTD. Nov 1, 2024 $0.26; Dec 2, 2024 $0.15; Dec 31, 2024 $0.35; Feb 3, 2025 $0.15; Mar 3, 2025 $0.15; Apr 1, 2025 $0.18; May 1, 2025 $0.20; Jun 2, 2025 $0.20; Jul 1, 2025 $0.20; Aug 1, 2025 $0.20; Sep 2, 2025 $0.23; Oct 1, 2025 $0.22; Nov 3, 2025 $0.22; Dec 1, 2025 $0.20; Dec 31, 2025 $0.20; Feb 4, 2026 $0.20; Mar 2, 2026 $0.20; Apr 1, 2026 $0.20; May 1, 2026 $0.19; Jun 1, 2026 $0.19; Jul 1, 2026 $0.18; Aug 3, 2026 $0.18; Sep 1, 2026 $0.18. Use the arrow keys to read each point.202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 1, 2026Sep 3, 2026$0.18
Aug 3, 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.18
Jul 1, 2026Jul 6, 2026$0.18
Jun 1, 2026Jun 3, 2026$0.19
May 1, 2026May 5, 2026$0.19
Apr 1, 2026Apr 3, 2026$0.20
Mar 2, 2026Mar 4, 2026$0.20
Feb 4, 2026Feb 6, 2026$0.20
Dec 31, 2025Jan 5, 2026$0.20
Dec 1, 2025Dec 3, 2025$0.20
Nov 3, 2025Nov 5, 2025$0.22
Oct 1, 2025Oct 3, 2025$0.22

PMBS Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
4.5%
Annualised · 23 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
−0.17
vs 3-month T-bills · 23 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−4.3%
23 months · trough Jan 2025
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.11
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

PMBS Cost

Expense ratio0.71%
  • The middle half of Mortgage-Backed Securities funds
  • Median 0.32%

22 of the 24 Mortgage-Backed Securities funds charge less.

PMBS costs $71.00 a year on $10,000. The median Mortgage-Backed Securities fund costs $32.50.