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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and PVAL returned +28.4%, so PVAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BNDX vs PVAL: how they differ

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

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and PVAL 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 PVAL
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	CISCO SYSTEMS INC 6.06%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	CITIGROUP INC 4.68%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	EXXON MOBIL CORP 3.66%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	ALPHABET INC 3.33%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 3.09%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 3.08%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	AMAZON.COM INC 2.96%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	MICROSOFT CORP 2.96%

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 29, 2026.

BNDX and PVAL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	PVAL Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Putnam
What it is	Total International Bond	Putnam Focused Large Cap Value
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+28.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	+10.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	not published
Holdings	6707	45

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.

PVAL in plain words

PVAL is an index equity fund tracking the Putnam Focused Large Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +28.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for May 29, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 45 positions, with the top ten at 35.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or PVAL?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and PVAL returned +28.4%, so PVAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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