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AVIG vs BND: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVIG's duration was 5.9 years on May 31, 2026 and BND's 5.7 on Jun 30, 2026; BND charges 0.03% to AVIG's 0.15%. Net assets: $1.9bn on May 31, 2026 for Avantis Core Fixed Income ETF, and $161.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF.

BND costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points.

AVIGBND
Expense ratio0.15%0.03%
Net assets, AVIG as of May 31, 2026 and BND as of Sep 30, 2026$1.9bn$161.4bn
Total return, 1 year−1.9%−1.5%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedBloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
Holdings in common10%
Below its high4.5%, high on Dec 31, 20204.9%, high on Aug 6, 2020

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

−1.9%
AVIG total return, 1 year
−1.5%
BND total return, 1 year
0.15%
AVIG expense ratio
0.03%
BND expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVIG and BND hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

half

10% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding AVIG BND
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.13 02/15/2036, due Feb 15, 2036 0.72% 0.41%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25 05/15/2035, due May 15, 2035 0.44% 0.36%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.88 05/15/2032, due May 15, 2032 0.72% 0.35%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25 08/15/2035, due Aug 15, 2035 0.34% 0.39%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.63 05/15/2031, due May 15, 2031 0.35% 0.32%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.50 02/15/2033, due Feb 15, 2033 0.54% 0.32%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.75 08/15/2032, due Aug 15, 2032 0.78% 0.32%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.88 02/15/2032, due Feb 15, 2032 0.74% 0.32%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.63 05/15/2030, due May 15, 2030 0.73% 0.28%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.50 05/31/2029, due May 31, 2029 0.58% 0.23%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.75 01/31/2031, due Jan 31, 2031 0.57% 0.22%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.63 02/15/2029, due Feb 15, 2029 0.64% 0.20%
Only in AVIG
G2SF 5 6/26 MBS 30yr, due Feb 20, 2056 1.40%
United States Treasury Bill 0.00 06/16/2026, due Jun 16, 2026 1.34%
United States Treasury Bill 0.00 06/23/2026, due Jun 23, 2026 1.34%
United States Treasury Bill 0.00 07/02/2026, due Jul 2, 2026 1.33%
United States Treasury Bill 0.00 07/21/2026, due Jul 21, 2026 1.33%
United States Treasury Bill 0.00 06/30/2026, due Jun 30, 2026 1.17%
FNCL 5 6/26 MBS 30yr, due Jan 25, 2056 1.08%
United States Treasury Bill 0.00 07/09/2026, due Jul 9, 2026 1.07%
Only in BND
US TREASURY N/B, due Jan 31, 2028 0.47%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2034 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2034 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 30, 2027 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2035 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2034 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2034 0.40%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2033 0.39%

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On the same fields

AVIG
Avantis Core Fixed Income ETF
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Avantis Vanguard
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds
Total return, 1 year −1.9% −1.5%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −19.1 pts −18.8 pts
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.03%
Holdings 820 16275
Net assets, AVIG as of May 31, 2026 and BND as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.9bn $161.4bn

AVIG and BND on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

AVIG in plain words

AVIG is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 4.5% below its high of Dec 31, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.9% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond.

BND in plain words

BND tracks an index of US aggregate bonds. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 4.9% below its high of Aug 6, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index, measured by the closely related Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVIG or BND?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVIG returned −1.9% and BND −1.5%.
Which is cheaper, AVIG or BND?
BND is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
AVIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗AVIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Avantis website ↗BND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for BND ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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