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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so BNDX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or VCLT?

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

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and VCLT 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 VCLT
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	CVS Health Corp 0.34%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	Boeing Co/The 0.27%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	Amazon.com Inc 0.26%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	Oracle Corp 0.24%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	AT&T Inc 0.24%

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 VCLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Total International Bond	Long-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	−4.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−22.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.03%
Holdings	6707	2775

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.

VCLT in plain words

VCLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −4.8% 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 18.1% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or VCLT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so BNDX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or VCLT?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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