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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and IWD returned +27.4%, so IWD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or IWD?

BNDX charges 0.07% a year and IWD charges 0.18%, 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 IWD: how they differ

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

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and IWD 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 IWD
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	AMAZON.COM, INC. 5.95%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	APPLE INC. 5.38%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.89%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 2.62%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 2.46%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	INTEL CORPORATION 1.72%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.72%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 1.60%

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 IWD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	Total International Bond	Russell 1000 value
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+27.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	+9.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.18%
Holdings	6707	870

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.

IWD in plain words

IWD is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +27.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 870 positions, with the top ten at 27.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or IWD?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and IWD returned +27.4%, so IWD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or IWD?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and IWD charges 0.18%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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