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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and RSP returned +14.8%, so RSP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or RSP?

BNDX charges 0.07% a year and RSP charges 0.20%, 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 RSP: how they differ

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

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and RSP 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 RSP
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	Intel Corp. 0.38%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.34%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 0.33%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	ON Semiconductor Corp. 0.33%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	Sandisk Corp. 0.32%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	Western Digital Corp. 0.31%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	Ciena Corp. 0.30%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 0.29%

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 RSP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Invesco
What it is	Total International Bond	S&P 500 equal weight
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+14.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−2.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.20%
Holdings	6707	503

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.

RSP in plain words

RSP is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 equal weight. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 503 positions, with the top ten at 3.2%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or RSP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and RSP returned +14.8%, so RSP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or RSP?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and RSP charges 0.20%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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