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

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BND vs FDVV: how they differ

BND is a bond index fund and FDVV an equity index fund, and over the year FDVV returned more, +17.2% against −0.7%.

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund and Fidelity High Dividend ETF.

BND and FDVV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund
FDVV
Fidelity High Dividend ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardFidelity
What it isUS aggregate bondsHigh Dividend
Total return, 1 year−0.7%+17.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−18.2 pts−0.3 pts
Expense ratio0.03%0.15%
Holdingsnot filed96

BND in plain words

BND is a bond fund tracking the US aggregate bonds. 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 0.03% a year. It sat 3.8% below its high of Aug 6, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

FDVV in plain words

FDVV is an index equity fund tracking the High Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% 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 Apr 30, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 96 positions, with the top ten at 32.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BND or FDVV?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −0.7% and FDVV returned +17.2%, so FDVV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BND or FDVV?
BND charges 0.03% a year and FDVV charges 0.15%, so BND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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