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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −0.7% and IVV returned +17.6%, so IVV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BND or IVV?

BND charges 0.03% a year and IVV charges 0.03%, 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 IVV: how they differ

BND is a bond index fund and IVV an equity index fund, and over the year IVV returned more, +17.6% against −0.7%.

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund and iShares Core S&P 500 ETF.

BND and IVV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund	IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	US aggregate bonds	S&P 500
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	+0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Holdings	not filed	505

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.

IVV in plain words

IVV is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 505 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BND or IVV?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −0.7% and IVV returned +17.6%, so IVV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BND or IVV?: BND charges 0.03% a year and IVV charges 0.03%, so BND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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