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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and IYW returned +34.9%, so IYW returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or IYW?

BNDX charges 0.07% a year and IYW charges 0.37%, 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 IYW: how they differ

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

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and iShares U.S. Technology ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and IYW 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 IYW
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	NVIDIA CORPORATION 16.25%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	APPLE INC. 13.65%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	ALPHABET INC. 7.84%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	ALPHABET INC. 6.34%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.99%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	BROADCOM INC. 3.78%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.50%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2.98%

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 IYW on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	IYW iShares U.S. Technology ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	Total International Bond	U.S. Technology
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+34.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	+17.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.37%
Holdings	6707	139

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.

IYW in plain words

IYW is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +34.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 139 positions, with the top ten at 63.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or IYW?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and IYW returned +34.9%, so IYW returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or IYW?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and IYW charges 0.37%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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