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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and DIA returned +15.6%, so DIA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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

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BNDX vs DIA: how they differ

BNDX is a bond index fund and DIA an equity index fund, and over the year DIA returned more, +15.6% against −0.7%.

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust.

BNDX and DIA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	State Street
What it is	Total International Bond	Dow Jones Industrial Average
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+15.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−1.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	not published
Holdings	6707	not filed

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.

DIA in plain words

DIA is an index equity fund tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 5, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or DIA?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and DIA returned +15.6%, so DIA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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