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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BNDX vs CGDV: how they differ

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

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and Capital Group Dividend Value ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions BNDX and CGDV both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingBNDXCGDV
British American Tobacco PLC0.01%2.66%
Linde PLC0.00%1.95%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BNDXOnly in CGDV
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%Microsoft Corp 5.81%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%NVIDIA Corp 5.66%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%Broadcom Inc 5.16%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%Alphabet Inc 3.60%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%Meta Platforms Inc 3.33%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%Eli Lilly & Co 3.15%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%Applied Materials Inc 3.12%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%General Electric Co 3.08%

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 May 31, 2026.

BNDX and CGDV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BNDX
Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund
CGDV
Capital Group Dividend Value ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardCapital
What it isTotal International BondDividend Value
Total return, 1 year−0.7%+18.7%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−18.2 pts+1.2 pts
Expense ratio0.07%0.33%
Holdings670753

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.

CGDV in plain words

CGDV is an index equity fund tracking the Dividend Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 53 positions, with the top ten at 38.8%. It sat 4.0% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or CGDV?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and CGDV returned +18.7%, so CGDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or CGDV?
BNDX charges 0.07% a year and CGDV charges 0.33%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BNDX against CGDV, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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