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BND vs TAGG: Differences, Returns & Fees

BND's duration was 5.7 years on Jun 30, 2026 and TAGG's 5.8 on Jul 31, 2026; BND charges 0.03% to TAGG's 0.08%. Net assets: $161.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF, and $2.7bn on Oct 9, 2026 for T. Rowe Price QM U.S. Bond ETF.

BND costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points.

BNDTAGG
Expense ratio0.03%0.08%
Net assets, BND as of Sep 30, 2026 and TAGG as of Oct 9, 2026$161.4bn$2.7bn
Total return, 1 year−1.5%−1.4%
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common13%
Below its high4.9%, high on Aug 6, 20204.5%, high on Feb 27, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

−1.5%
BND total return, 1 year
−1.4%
TAGG total return, 1 year
0.03%
BND expense ratio
0.08%
TAGG expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BND and TAGG hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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13% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding BND TAGG
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2034 0.41% 0.53%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2035 0.39% 0.38%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2036 0.41% 0.35%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 28, 2030 0.34% 1.92%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 30, 2030 0.30% 1.26%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2031 0.25% 0.40%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2056 0.24% 1.07%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2055 0.23% 0.45%
US TREASURY N/B, due Mar 15, 2028 0.23% 1.65%
US TREASURY N/B, due Jan 31, 2030 0.23% 1.60%
US TREASURY N/B, due Mar 31, 2030 0.22% 0.77%
US TREASURY N/B, due Apr 30, 2030 0.22% 0.34%
Only in BND
US TREASURY N/B, due Jan 31, 2028 0.47%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2034 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 30, 2027 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2035 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2034 0.40%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2033 0.39%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2033 0.36%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2035 0.36%
Only in TAGG
FNMA TBA 30 YR 4 SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE, due Jan 1, 2040 0.66%
FNMA POOL MA4492 FN 12/51 FIXED 2, due Dec 1, 2051 0.44%
GNMA II TBA 30 YR 4.5 JUMBOS, due Jan 1, 2035 0.44%
NYC COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST NYC 2026 9W57 A 144A, due Jun 6, 2040 0.43%
FNMA POOL MA4567 FN 03/37 FIXED 2, due Mar 1, 2037 0.35%
FNMA TBA 30 YR 3.5 SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE, due Jan 1, 2042 0.31%
FED HM LN PC POOL SD0922 FR 03/52 FIXED 2.5, due Mar 1, 2052 0.31%
FED HM LN PC POOL SD8224 FR 07/52 FIXED 2.5, due Jul 1, 2052 0.31%

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On the same fields

BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
TAGG
T. Rowe Price QM U.S. Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Vanguard T. Rowe Price
What it is Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds Actively managed
Total return, 1 year −1.5% −1.4%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −18.8 pts −18.7 pts
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.08%
Holdings 16275 1815
Net assets, BND as of Sep 30, 2026 and TAGG as of Oct 9, 2026 $161.4bn $2.7bn

BND and TAGG on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

BND in plain words

BND tracks an index of US aggregate bonds. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 4.9% below its high of Aug 6, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index, measured by the closely related Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

TAGG in plain words

TAGG is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. It sat 4.5% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BND or TAGG?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −1.5% and TAGG −1.4%.
Which is cheaper, BND or TAGG?
BND is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
BND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for BND ↗TAGG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗TAGG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗T. Rowe Price website ↗

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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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