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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and MOAT returned +11.3%, so MOAT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or MOAT?

BNDX charges 0.07% a year and MOAT charges 0.46%, 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 MOAT: how they differ

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

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and MOAT 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 MOAT
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	Masco Corp 2.96%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	Kenvue Inc 2.59%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	Airbnb Inc 2.56%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	Palo Alto Networks Inc 2.51%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	Brown-Forman Corp 2.49%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 2.45%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	NVIDIA Corp 2.45%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	Datadog Inc 2.44%

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 MOAT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	MOAT VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	VanEck
What it is	Total International Bond	Morningstar Wide Moat
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+11.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−6.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.46%
Holdings	6707	55

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.

MOAT in plain words

MOAT is an index equity fund tracking the Morningstar Wide Moat. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 55 positions, with the top ten at 25.3%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or MOAT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and MOAT returned +11.3%, so MOAT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or MOAT?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and MOAT charges 0.46%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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