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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and SPHD returned +8.6%, so SPHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or SPHD?

BNDX charges 0.07% a year and SPHD charges 0.30%, 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 SPHD: how they differ

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

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and SPHD 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 SPHD
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	Verizon Communications Inc. 3.49%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	Altria Group, Inc. 3.45%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	Healthpeak Properties, Inc. 3.24%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	Kraft Heinz Co. (The) 3.03%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	Pfizer Inc. 2.99%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	Franklin Resources, Inc. 2.82%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	VICI Properties Inc. 2.68%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	ONEOK, Inc. 2.66%

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 SPHD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	SPHD Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Invesco
What it is	Total International Bond	S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+8.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−8.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.30%
Holdings	6707	49

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.

SPHD in plain words

SPHD is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +8.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 49 positions, with the top ten at 29.3%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or SPHD?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and SPHD returned +8.6%, so SPHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or SPHD?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and SPHD charges 0.30%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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