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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and CTA returned +17.0%, so CTA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or CTA?

BNDX charges 0.07% a year and CTA charges 0.75%, 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 CTA: how they differ

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

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BNDX	Only in CTA
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	SIMPLIFY EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS 81.69%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 3.72%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 3.44%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 2.76%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 2.75%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 2.20%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 1.37%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 1.07%

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 CTA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	CTA Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Simplify
What it is	Total International Bond	Simplify Managed Futures Strategy
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+17.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−0.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.75%
Holdings	6707	10

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.

CTA in plain words

CTA is an index equity fund tracking the Simplify Managed Futures Strategy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.75% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%. It sat 5.3% below its high of May 4, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or CTA?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and CTA returned +17.0%, so CTA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or CTA?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and CTA charges 0.75%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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