Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
BNDX vs IALT: how they differ
BNDX and IALT hold 0% of their weight in the same names.
Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and IALT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BNDX | Only in IALT |
|---|---|
| French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18% | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 17.26% |
| Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14% | PRIME SECSRVC BRW/FINANC 1.29% |
| Canadian Government Bond 0.13% | PHINIA INC 0.94% |
| Canadian Government Bond 0.10% | DISH DBS CORP 0.21% |
| Canadian Government Bond 0.10% | DISH DBS CORP 0.19% |
| Canadian Government Bond 0.09% | DISH DBS CORP 0.10% |
| Canadian Government Bond 0.08% | |
| Canadian Government Bond 0.08% |
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.
| BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund | IALT iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | iShares |
| What it is | Total International Bond | Systematic Alternatives Active |
| Total return, 1 year | −0.7% | +17.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +12.1% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −18.2 pts | +5.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.07% | not published |
| Holdings | 6707 | 8 |
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.
IALT in plain words
IALT is an index equity fund tracking the Systematic Alternatives Active. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%.
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