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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −0.7% and USFR returned +4.1%, so USFR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BND or USFR?

BND charges 0.03% a year and USFR charges 0.15%, 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 USFR: how they differ

BND and USFR are both bond index funds, and over the year USFR returned more, +4.1% against −0.7%.

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund and WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund.

BND and USFR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund	USFR WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	WisdomTree
What it is	US aggregate bonds	Floating Rate Treasury
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+4.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−13.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.15%
Holdings	not filed	4

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.

USFR in plain words

USFR is a bond fund tracking the Floating Rate Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.1% 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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BND or USFR?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −0.7% and USFR returned +4.1%, so USFR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BND or USFR?: BND charges 0.03% a year and USFR charges 0.15%, so BND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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