Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
BNDX vs VPL: how they differ
BNDX and VPL hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and VPL returned more over the year.
Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and VPL hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BNDX | VPL |
|---|---|---|
| Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| United Overseas Bank Ltd | 0.01% | 0.30% |
| Bank of Queensland Ltd | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Nomura Holdings Inc | 0.01% | 0.20% |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc | 0.00% | 1.10% |
| Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd | 0.00% | 0.45% |
| Astellas Pharma Inc | 0.00% | 0.22% |
| East Japan Railway Co | 0.00% | 0.20% |
| Fast Retailing Co Ltd | 0.00% | 0.71% |
| SK hynix Inc | 0.00% | 4.12% |
| Sony Group Corp | 0.00% | 1.03% |
| Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| Only in BNDX | Only in VPL |
|---|---|
| French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18% | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 6.06% |
| Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14% | BHP Group Ltd 1.66% |
| Canadian Government Bond 0.13% | Hitachi Ltd 1.18% |
| Canadian Government Bond 0.10% | Advantest Corp 1.16% |
| Canadian Government Bond 0.10% | SoftBank Group Corp 1.14% |
| Canadian Government Bond 0.09% | Tokyo Electron Ltd 1.11% |
| Canadian Government Bond 0.08% | AIA Group Ltd 0.98% |
| Canadian Government Bond 0.08% | Westpac Banking Corp 0.82% |
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 Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund | VPL Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Total International Bond | Pacific Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | −0.7% | +36.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −18.2 pts | +19.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.07% | 0.07% |
| Holdings | 6707 | 2335 |
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.
VPL in plain words
VPL is an index equity fund tracking the Pacific Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +36.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2335 positions, with the top ten at 21.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or VPL?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and VPL returned +36.9%, so VPL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, BNDX or VPL?
- BNDX charges 0.07% a year and VPL charges 0.07%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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