Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
BND vs REMX: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BND returned −1.3% to REMX's −19.2%, and BND charges 0.03% to REMX's 0.53%.
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Net assets: $161.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF, and $1.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF.
Pair scorecard
BND costs 0.50 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.9 points.
| Measure | BND | REMX |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −1.3% | −19.2% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 3.5%, high on Aug 6, 2020 | |
| Below its all-time high | 75.1%, high on Apr 11, 2011 | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index | Rare earth and critical materials |
| Against its benchmark, 1 year | behind by 32.6 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.53% |
| Net assets, BND as of Sep 30, 2026 and REMX as of Oct 27, 2026 | $161.4bn | $1.5bn |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 100% | |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 9% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 61% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, BND and REMX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
BND and REMX 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.
REMX
By weight, 9% of REMX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 32 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −19.2% with distributions reinvested against +13.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was behind by 32.6 pts. It sits 75.1% below its all-time high of Apr 11, 2011.
Questions people ask
- Are BND and REMX in the same category?
- BND is a bond ETF and REMX is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
- Which returned more over the last year, BND or REMX?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −1.3% and REMX −19.2%.
- Which is cheaper, BND or REMX?
- BND is cheaper, by 0.50 percentage points a year. That is about $50 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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