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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BNDX vs VONG: how they differ

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

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and VONG 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 BNDXOnly in VONG
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%NVIDIA Corp 13.09%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%Apple Inc 11.97%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%Microsoft Corp 8.98%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%Broadcom Inc 5.78%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%Amazon.com Inc 5.07%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%Alphabet Inc 3.91%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%Tesla Inc 3.48%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%Meta Platforms Inc 3.20%

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 VONG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BNDX
Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund
VONG
Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardVanguard
What it isTotal International BondRussell 1000 Growth
Total return, 1 year−0.7%+7.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−18.2 pts−10.3 pts
Expense ratio0.07%0.07%
Holdings6707387

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.

VONG in plain words

VONG is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 387 positions, with the top ten at 61.3%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or VONG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and VONG returned +7.2%, so VONG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or VONG?
BNDX charges 0.07% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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