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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 HDV: how they differ

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

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and iShares Core High Dividend ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and HDV 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 BNDXOnly in HDV
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%EXXON MOBIL CORP 8.45%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%CHEVRON CORP 6.45%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%JOHNSON & JOHNSON 5.70%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%ABBVIE INC 5.45%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE) 4.47%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 4.18%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%HOME DEPOT INC (THE) 4.08%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) 3.88%

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.

BNDX and HDV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BNDX
Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund
HDV
iShares Core High Dividend ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardiShares
What it isTotal International BondCore High Dividend
Total return, 1 year−0.7%+22.5%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−18.2 pts+5.0 pts
Expense ratio0.07%0.08%
Holdings670775

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.

HDV in plain words

HDV is an index equity fund tracking the Core High Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 75 positions, with the top ten at 50.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or HDV?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and HDV returned +22.5%, so HDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or HDV?
BNDX charges 0.07% a year and HDV charges 0.08%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BNDX against HDV, 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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