Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
BND vs FNDX: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BND returned −1.3% to FNDX's +23.9%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets: $161.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF, and $27.6bn on Aug 31, 2026 for Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF.
Pair scorecard
BND costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 25.2 points.
| Measure | BND | FNDX |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −1.3% | +23.9% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 3.5%, high on Aug 6, 2020 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index | Fundamental U.S. Large Company |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.25% |
| Net assets, BND as of Sep 30, 2026 and FNDX as of Aug 31, 2026 | $161.4bn | $27.6bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 88% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 21.0% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, BND and FNDX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
BND and FNDX on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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.
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +23.9% with distributions reinvested, against +13.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index.
FNDX tracks an index of Fundamental U.S. Large Company. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 731 positions, with the top ten at 21.0%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BND or FNDX?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −1.3% and FNDX +23.9%.
- Which is cheaper, BND or FNDX?
- BND is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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