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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and IGIB returned −1.0%, so BNDX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or IGIB?

BNDX charges 0.07% a year and IGIB charges 0.04%, so IGIB 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 IGIB: how they differ

BNDX and IGIB hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and IGIB 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 IGIB
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	META PLATFORMS INC 0.24%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	AMAZON.COM INC 0.23%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	ANHEUSER-BUSCH CO/INBEV 0.20%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.20%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.20%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.20%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	MARS INC 0.19%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER 0.19%

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 May 31, 2026.

BNDX and IGIB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	Total International Bond	5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	−1.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−18.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.04%
Holdings	6707	2988

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.

IGIB in plain words

IGIB is a bond fund tracking the 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 3.3% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or IGIB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and IGIB returned −1.0%, so BNDX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or IGIB?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and IGIB charges 0.04%, so IGIB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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