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

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned +1.3% and IVV returned +20.1%, so IVV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BND or IVV?

BND charges 0.03% a year and IVV charges 0.03%, so BND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BND vs IVV

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Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund and iShares Core S&P 500 ETF.

BND and IVV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund	IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	US aggregate bonds	S&P 500
Total return, 1 year	+1.3%	+20.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.7 pts	+0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Holdings	n/a	504

BND in plain words

BND is a bond fund tracking US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

IVV in plain words

IVV is a index equity fund tracking S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.1% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 36.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BND or IVV?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned +1.3% and IVV returned +20.1%, so IVV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BND or IVV?: BND charges 0.03% a year and IVV charges 0.03%, so BND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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