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

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned +1.3% and VIG returned +16.1%, so VIG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BND or VIG?

BND charges 0.03% a year and VIG charges 0.04%, 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 VIG

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Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund and Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund.

BND and VIG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund	VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	US aggregate bonds	Dividend growth
Total return, 1 year	+1.3%	+16.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.7 pts	−3.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.04%
Holdings	n/a	332

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.

VIG in plain words

VIG is a index equity fund tracking Dividend growth. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +16.1% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 332 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BND or VIG?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned +1.3% and VIG returned +16.1%, so VIG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BND or VIG?: BND charges 0.03% a year and VIG charges 0.04%, so BND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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