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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and VCIT returned −1.2%, so BNDX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or VCIT?

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

BNDX and VCIT hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and VCIT 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 VCIT
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	Amazon.com Inc 0.31%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	Boeing Co/The 0.28%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.28%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	Bank of America Corp 0.27%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	Oracle Corp 0.27%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.27%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.25%

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 VCIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Total International Bond	Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	−1.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−18.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.03%
Holdings	6707	2302

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.

VCIT in plain words

VCIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.2% 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. It sat 3.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or VCIT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and VCIT returned −1.2%, so BNDX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or VCIT?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and VCIT charges 0.03%, so VCIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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