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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and XLG returned +12.2%, so XLG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or XLG?

BNDX charges 0.07% a year and XLG charges 0.20%, so BNDX 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 XLG: how they differ

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

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and XLG 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 XLG
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	NVIDIA Corp. 13.10%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	Apple Inc. 10.76%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	Microsoft Corp. 8.18%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	Amazon.com, Inc. 6.99%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	Alphabet Inc. 6.05%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	Broadcom Inc. 4.85%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	Alphabet Inc. 4.82%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	Meta Platforms, Inc. 3.61%

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 XLG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Invesco
What it is	Total International Bond	S&P 500 top 50
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+12.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−5.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.20%
Holdings	6707	51

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.

XLG in plain words

XLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 51 positions, with the top ten at 63.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or XLG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and XLG returned +12.2%, so XLG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or XLG?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and XLG charges 0.20%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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