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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and SPHQ returned +17.4%, so SPHQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or SPHQ?

BNDX charges 0.07% a year and SPHQ 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 SPHQ: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and SPHQ 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 SPHQ
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	Costco Wholesale Corp. 4.82%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	Visa Inc. 4.69%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	Apple Inc. 4.51%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	Mastercard Inc. 4.32%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	General Electric Co. 4.16%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	Lam Research Corp. 4.10%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	Caterpillar Inc. 3.78%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.54%

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 SPHQ on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Invesco
What it is	Total International Bond	S&P 500 Quality
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+17.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.15%
Holdings	6707	99

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.

SPHQ in plain words

SPHQ is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Quality. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% 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. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 40.7%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or SPHQ?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and SPHQ returned +17.4%, so SPHQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or SPHQ?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and SPHQ charges 0.15%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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