Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
BND vs HYG: Differences, Returns & Fees
BND's duration was 5.7 years on Jun 30, 2026 and HYG's 2.9 on Aug 31, 2026; BND charges 0.03% to HYG's 0.49%.
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Net assets: $161.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF, and $17.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.
Pair scorecard
BND costs 0.46 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.6 points; BND is 9.6 times larger.
| Measure | BND | HYG |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −1.3% | +1.3% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 3.5%, high on Aug 6, 2020 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index | Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.49% |
| Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 | $161.4bn | $16.8bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, BND and HYG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
BND and HYG 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.
HYG
HYG tracks an index of US high yield bonds. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BND or HYG?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −1.3% and HYG +1.3%.
- Which is cheaper, BND or HYG?
- BND is cheaper, by 0.46 percentage points a year. That is about $46 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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