Which returned more over the last year, BND or EWY?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −0.7% and EWY returned +147.9%, so EWY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BND or EWY?

BND charges 0.03% a year and EWY charges 0.59%, so BND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BND vs EWY: how they differ

BND is a bond index fund and EWY an equity index fund, and over the year EWY returned more, +147.9% against −0.7%.

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund and iShares MSCI South Korea ETF.

BND and EWY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund	EWY iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	US aggregate bonds	MSCI South Korea
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+147.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	+130.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.59%
Holdings	not filed	80

BND in plain words

BND is a bond fund tracking the US aggregate bonds. 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 0.03% a year. It sat 3.8% below its high of Aug 6, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

EWY in plain words

EWY is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI South Korea. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +147.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 80 positions, with the top ten at 61.9%. It sat 13.9% below its high of Jun 18, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BND or EWY?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −0.7% and EWY returned +147.9%, so EWY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BND or EWY?: BND charges 0.03% a year and EWY charges 0.59%, so BND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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