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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and CGBL returned +9.9%, so CGBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or CGBL?

BNDX charges 0.07% a year and CGBL charges 0.33%, so BNDX 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 CGBL: how they differ

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

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and Capital Group Core Balanced ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions BNDX and CGBL both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	BNDX	CGBL
ASML Holding NV	0.00%	0.62%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BNDX	Only in CGBL
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 23.22%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	Capital Group Core Bond ETF 15.60%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	Broadcom Inc 4.57%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.48%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	Alphabet Inc 2.78%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	Micron Technology Inc 2.23%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	Philip Morris International Inc 2.07%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	Apple Inc 2.00%

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 CGBL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	CGBL Capital Group Core Balanced ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Capital
What it is	Total International Bond	Core Balanced
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+9.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−7.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.33%
Holdings	6707	77

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.

CGBL in plain words

CGBL is an index equity fund tracking the Core Balanced. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +9.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 48% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 77 positions, with the top ten at 59.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or CGBL?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and CGBL returned +9.9%, so CGBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or CGBL?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and CGBL charges 0.33%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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