Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or BSV?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and BSV returned +1.1%, so BSV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or BSV?

BNDX charges 0.07% a year and BSV charges 0.03%, so BSV 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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BNDX vs BSV: how they differ

BNDX and BSV hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and BSV returned more over the year.

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and BSV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions BNDX and BSV both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	BNDX	BSV
Japan Bank for International Cooperation	0.01%	0.01%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BNDX	Only in BSV
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

BNDX and BSV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Total International Bond	Short-Term Bond
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+1.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−16.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.03%
Holdings	6707	3185

BNDX in plain words

BNDX is a bond fund tracking the Total International Bond. 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 0.07% a year.

BSV in plain words

BSV is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or BSV?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and BSV returned +1.1%, so BSV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or BSV?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and BSV charges 0.03%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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