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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and GARP returned +29.5%, so GARP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or GARP?

BNDX charges 0.07% a year and GARP charges 0.15%, 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 GARP: how they differ

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

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and GARP 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 GARP
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	KLA CORP 6.46%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 6.07%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	APPLE INC 4.44%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	NVIDIA CORP 4.16%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	MICROSOFT CORP 4.10%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	BROADCOM INC 3.96%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	LAM RESEARCH CORP 3.79%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.73%

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 GARP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	GARP iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	Total International Bond	MSCI USA Quality GARP
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+29.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	+12.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.15%
Holdings	6707	131

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.

GARP in plain words

GARP is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Quality GARP. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +29.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 131 positions, with the top ten at 43.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or GARP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and GARP returned +29.5%, so GARP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or GARP?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and GARP charges 0.15%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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