Which returned more over the last year, BND or FENI?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −0.7% and FENI returned +19.4%, so FENI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BND or FENI?

BND charges 0.03% a year and FENI charges 0.28%, so BND 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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BND vs FENI: how they differ

BND is a bond index fund and FENI an equity index fund, and over the year FENI returned more, +19.4% against −0.7%.

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund and Fidelity Enhanced International ETF.

BND and FENI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund	FENI Fidelity Enhanced International ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Fidelity
What it is	US aggregate bonds	Enhanced International
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+19.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	+1.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.28%
Holdings	not filed	392

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.

FENI in plain words

FENI is an index equity fund tracking the Enhanced International. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +19.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.28% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 392 positions, with the top ten at 16.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BND or FENI?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −0.7% and FENI returned +19.4%, so FENI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BND or FENI?: BND charges 0.03% a year and FENI charges 0.28%, so BND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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