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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and VWO returned +15.6%, so VWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or VWO?

BNDX charges 0.07% a year and VWO charges 0.06%, so VWO 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 VWO: how they differ

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

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and VWO hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions BNDX and VWO both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	BNDX	VWO
National Bank of Greece SA	0.02%	0.12%
CEZ AS	0.01%	0.07%
Eurobank SA	0.01%	0.09%
Emirates NBD Bank PJSC	0.00%	0.12%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BNDX	Only in VWO
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 14.73%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	Tencent Holdings Ltd 3.28%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.57%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	Delta Electronics Inc 1.18%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	MediaTek Inc 1.07%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	Reliance Industries Ltd 0.90%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	HDFC Bank Ltd 0.81%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 0.75%

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 VWO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	VWO Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Total International Bond	Emerging markets
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+15.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−1.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.06%
Holdings	6707	6355

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.

VWO in plain words

VWO is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 6355 positions, with the top ten at 26.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or VWO?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and VWO returned +15.6%, so VWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or VWO?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and VWO charges 0.06%, so VWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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