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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and MDY returned +13.0%, so MDY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or MDY?

BNDX charges 0.07% a year and MDY charges 0.23%, 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 MDY: how they differ

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

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and MDY 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 MDY
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	TWILIO INC 0.86%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP 0.85%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	MKS INC 0.83%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP 0.77%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	ENTEGRIS INC 0.76%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 0.76%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	ATI INC 0.74%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	ILLUMINA INC 0.73%

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 MDY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	MDY SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	State Street
What it is	Total International Bond	S&P MidCap 400, book from IJH
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+13.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−4.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.23%
Holdings	6707	400

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.

MDY in plain words

MDY is an index equity fund tracking the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.23% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 400 positions, with the top ten at 7.7%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or MDY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and MDY returned +13.0%, so MDY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or MDY?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and MDY charges 0.23%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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