Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or BNDX?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and BNDX returned −0.7%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVUS or BNDX?

AVUS charges 0.15% a year and BNDX charges 0.07%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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AVUS vs BNDX: how they differ

AVUS and BNDX hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and AVUS returned more over the year.

Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and BNDX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVUS	Only in BNDX
NVIDIA Corp 5.49%	French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%
Apple Inc 5.37%	Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%
Microsoft Corp 3.85%	Canadian Government Bond 0.13%
Amazon.com Inc 3.68%	Canadian Government Bond 0.10%
Alphabet Inc 2.42%	Canadian Government Bond 0.10%
Micron Technology Inc 2.40%	Canadian Government Bond 0.09%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.21%	Canadian Government Bond 0.08%
Alphabet Inc 1.94%	Canadian Government Bond 0.08%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

AVUS and BNDX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Avantis	Vanguard
What it is	U.S. Equity	Total International Bond
Total return, 1 year	+21.6%	−0.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.1 pts	−18.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.07%
Holdings	1875	6707

AVUS in plain words

AVUS is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Equity. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1875 positions, with the top ten at 29.7%.

BNDX in plain words

BNDX is a bond fund tracking the Total International Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or BNDX?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and BNDX returned −0.7%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVUS or BNDX?: AVUS charges 0.15% a year and BNDX charges 0.07%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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