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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and SHV returned +3.6%, so SHV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or SHV?

BNDX charges 0.07% a year and SHV charges 0.15%, 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 SHV: how they differ

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

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and SHV 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 SHV
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	United States of America 17.17%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	United States of America 12.38%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	United States of America 9.88%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	United States of America 8.60%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	United States of America 8.55%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	United States of America 8.38%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	United States of America 6.85%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	United States of America 6.81%

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 SHV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	SHV iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	Total International Bond	0-1 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+3.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−13.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.15%
Holdings	6707	13

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.

SHV in plain words

SHV is a bond fund tracking the 0-1 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or SHV?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and SHV returned +3.6%, so SHV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or SHV?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and SHV charges 0.15%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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