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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −0.7% and VPU returned +2.1%, so VPU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BND or VPU?

BND charges 0.03% a year and VPU charges 0.09%, 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 VPU: how they differ

BND is a bond index fund and VPU an equity index fund, and over the year VPU returned more, +2.1% against −0.7%.

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund and Vanguard Utilities Index Fund.

BND and VPU on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund	VPU Vanguard Utilities Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	US aggregate bonds	Utilities
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+2.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−15.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.09%
Holdings	not filed	66

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.

VPU in plain words

VPU is an index equity fund tracking the Utilities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 66 positions, with the top ten at 52.7%. It sat 9.8% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BND or VPU?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −0.7% and VPU returned +2.1%, so VPU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BND or VPU?: BND charges 0.03% a year and VPU charges 0.09%, so BND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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