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BND vs BNDP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Jun 30, 2026 BND's duration was 5.7 years and BNDP's 5.4; BND charges 0.03% to BNDP's 0.05%.

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Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $161.4bn for Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF and $133m for Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Index ETF.

BND on its own →BNDP on its own →
At a glance
−1.3%
BND total return, 1 year
−0.9%
BNDP total return, since launch, Dec 4, 2025
0.03%
BND expense ratio
0.05%
BNDP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BND costs 0.02 points a year less; BND is far larger, $161.4bn against $133m.

BND vs BNDP: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBNDBNDP
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.3%not published
Drawdown
Below its high3.5%, high on Aug 6, 2020
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted IndexBloomberg U.S. Universal Float Adjusted Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%0.05%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$161.4bn$133m
Holdings
Holdings in common51%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Dec 12, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026 · 45 weekly returns
BND BNDP
Return
Total return edge BND (slight) −0.5% −0.6%
Price return edge BND (slight) −3.8% −4.1%
Risk
Max drawdown edge BNDP (slight) −4.4% −4.2%
Reading

BND returned slightly more: −0.5% to −0.6%. BNDP fell slightly less at its worst: −4.2% to −4.4%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
Risk and return: BND vs BNDP: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBNDBNDPEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return−0.5%−0.6%BND (slight)Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return−3.8%−4.1%BND (slight)Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−4.4%−4.2%BNDP (slight)Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 45 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

51%

By the books each fund has filed, BND and BNDP hold 51% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

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51% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BND BNDP
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2034 0.40% 0.36%
US TREASURY N/B, due Jan 31, 2028 0.47% 0.32%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2033 0.39% 0.32%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 28, 2030 0.34% 0.31%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2034 0.41% 0.31%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2034 0.41% 0.30%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2033 0.36% 0.30%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2034 0.41% 0.30%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2032 0.35% 0.29%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2035 0.39% 0.28%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2031 0.34% 0.28%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2035 0.41% 0.28%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BND
G2SF 5 7/26, due Jul 20, 2026 0.11%
FED HOME LN BANK, due Nov 16, 2028 0.10%
G2SF 5.5 8/26, due Aug 20, 2026 0.07%
G2 MA9906, due Sep 20, 2054 0.07%
FN MA4255, due Feb 1, 2051 0.06%
FN MA4325, due May 1, 2051 0.06%
FR SD8128, due Feb 1, 2051 0.06%
FR SD8113, due Dec 1, 2050 0.05%
Only in BNDP
ISHARES JP MORGA 0.98%
FR SL0418, due Jan 1, 2053 0.36%
FR RJ3251, due Jan 1, 2055 0.29%
FR SD6077, due Oct 1, 2052 0.24%
FR RA3454, due Sep 1, 2050 0.23%
FN FA2727, due Aug 1, 2054 0.22%
FR SD3454, due Aug 1, 2053 0.22%
FR RA3019, due Jul 1, 2050 0.22%
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Side by side

BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF BNDP Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Index ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Vanguard Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year −1.3% −0.9% (since launch, Dec 4, 2025)
Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) −0.8% (IUSB) (since launch, Dec 4, 2025)
Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs AGG −0.1 pts vs IUSB (since launch, Dec 4, 2025)
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.05%
Holdings 16301 6530
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $161.4bn $133m

BND and BNDP on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for BNDP.

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About each fund
BND

BND tracks an index of US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index, measured by the closely related Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 6, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

BNDP

BNDP tracks an index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, BND or BNDP?
BND is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
BND on its own →BNDP on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BND dividend history →BND holdings →BNDP dividend history →BNDP holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for BND ↗
BNDP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BNDP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for BNDP ↗

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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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