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BND vs UNIY: Differences, Returns & Fees

BND's duration was 5.7 years on Jun 30, 2026 and UNIY's 5.9 on May 31, 2026; BND charges 0.03% to UNIY's 0.15%. Net assets: $161.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF, and $1.3bn on May 31, 2026 for WisdomTree Voya Yield Enhanced USD Universal Bond Fund.

BND costs 0.12 points a year less; both returned −1.5% over a year.

BNDUNIY
Expense ratio0.03%0.15%
Net assets, BND as of Sep 30, 2026 and UNIY as of May 31, 2026$161.4bn$1.3bn
Total return, 1 year−1.5%−1.5%
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted IndexBloomberg US Universal Enhanced Yield Index
Holdings in common17%
Below its high4.9%, high on Aug 6, 20203.9%, high on Feb 27, 2026

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

−1.5%
BND total return, 1 year
−1.5%
UNIY total return, 1 year
0.03%
BND expense ratio
0.15%
UNIY expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BND and UNIY hold 17% 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 May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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17% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding BND UNIY
US TREASURY N/B, due Jan 31, 2028 0.47% 2.14%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 30, 2027 0.41% 0.33%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2030 0.31% 2.03%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 30, 2030 0.30% 0.51%
US TREASURY N/B, due Mar 15, 2029 0.25% 0.31%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2056 0.24% 0.28%
US TREASURY N/B, due Oct 31, 2030 0.23% 0.54%
US TREASURY N/B, due Jan 31, 2031 0.22% 1.36%
US TREASURY N/B, due Oct 15, 2028 0.22% 1.04%
US TREASURY N/B, due Apr 30, 2028 0.21% 0.26%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2029 0.19% 2.31%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2028 0.19% 3.12%
Only in BND
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2034 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2034 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2034 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%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2032 0.35%
Only in UNIY
T 4 01/15/27, due Jan 15, 2027 0.59%
FR SD8225, due Jul 1, 2052 0.40%
CNH 2022-C A4, due Nov 15, 2029 0.31%
FN CB2140, due Nov 1, 2051 0.26%
FN CA6711, due Aug 1, 2050 0.25%
FN FS0769, due Feb 1, 2052 0.24%
KSA 2.25 02/02/33 REGS, due Feb 2, 2033 0.23%
FN MA5139, due Sep 1, 2053 0.23%

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On the same fields

BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
UNIY
WisdomTree Voya Yield Enhanced USD Universal Bond Fund
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Vanguard WisdomTree
What it is Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year −1.5% −1.5%
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% 0.15%
Holdings 16275 6150
Net assets, BND as of Sep 30, 2026 and UNIY as of May 31, 2026 $161.4bn $1.3bn

BND and UNIY 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.

UNIY in plain words

UNIY tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 3.9% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BND or UNIY?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −1.5% and UNIY −1.5%.
Which is cheaper, BND or UNIY?
BND is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 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 ↗UNIY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗UNIY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗WisdomTree 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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