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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and USFR returned +4.1%, so USFR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or USFR?

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

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

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and USFR 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 USFR
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 28.04%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 28.01%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 28.00%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 15.95%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%

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 USFR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	USFR WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	WisdomTree
What it is	Total International Bond	Floating Rate Treasury
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+4.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−13.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.15%
Holdings	6707	4

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.

USFR in plain words

USFR is a bond fund tracking the Floating Rate Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.1% 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 USFR?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and USFR returned +4.1%, so USFR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or USFR?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and USFR charges 0.15%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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