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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so VTEB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or VTEB?

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

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

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and VTEB 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 VTEB
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	University of California 0.12%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	State of California 0.11%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	Dallas Independent School District 0.09%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	Ohio Water Development Authority Water P 0.09%

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 and VTEB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Total International Bond	Tax-Exempt Bond
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+0.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−17.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.03%
Holdings	6707	10185

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.

VTEB in plain words

VTEB is a bond fund tracking the Tax-Exempt Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +0.2% 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 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or VTEB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so VTEB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or VTEB?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VTEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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