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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and SCHX returned +16.8%, so SCHX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or SCHX?

BNDX charges 0.07% a year and SCHX charges 0.03%, so SCHX 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 SCHX: how they differ

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

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and SCHX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions BNDX and SCHX both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	BNDX	SCHX
CNH Industrial NV	0.01%	0.01%
Linde PLC	0.00%	0.34%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BNDX	Only in SCHX
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	NVIDIA Corp 7.51%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	Apple Inc 6.71%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	Microsoft Corp 4.89%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	Amazon.com Inc 3.87%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	Alphabet Inc 3.24%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	Broadcom Inc 3.10%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	Alphabet Inc 2.58%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	Meta Platforms Inc 2.02%

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 31, 2026.

BNDX and SCHX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	SCHX Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Schwab
What it is	Total International Bond	U.S. Large-Cap
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+16.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−0.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.03%
Holdings	6707	748

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.

SCHX in plain words

SCHX is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 748 positions, with the top ten at 37.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or SCHX?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and SCHX returned +16.8%, so SCHX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or SCHX?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and SCHX charges 0.03%, so SCHX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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