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Source: ETFIQ. BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF\n MKTN Federated Hermes MDT Market Neutral ETF\n \n Where it sits Core fund Alternatives ETF \n Issuer Vanguard Federated Hermes \n What it is Tracks an index of US agg","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","citation":"ETFIQ, as of Oct 1, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/bnd-vs-mktn","a":{"ticker":"BND","name":"Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF","issuer":"Vanguard","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"BND tracks an index of US aggregate bonds and returned \u22121.9% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/bnd","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u22121.9%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.03%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Holdings","value":"16296","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22125.3%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$163.3bn","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"the issuer\u2019s own figure for this ETF, month end, as of Aug 31, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"MKTN","name":"Federated Hermes MDT Market Neutral ETF","issuer":"Federated Hermes","desk":"alternatives","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"In the S&P 500\u2019s down weeks over the year to Sep 30, 2026, MKTN rose 0.40% a week on average.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/mktn","key_facts":[{"label":"Correlation with the S&P 500","value":"\u22120.01","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Beta to the S&P 500","value":"0.00","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Down-week capture","value":"\u221235.0%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Against T-bills, 52 weeks","value":"+10.2 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$107m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"SEC N-PORT, whole fund, as filed for Jun 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"1.94%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Feb 24, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/bnd-vs-mktn"}