Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
BND vs USHY: Differences, Returns & Fees
BND's duration was 5.7 years on Jun 30, 2026 and USHY's 3.0 on Jul 31, 2026; BND charges 0.03% to USHY's 0.08%.
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Net assets: $161.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF, and $26.3bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.
Pair scorecard
BND costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.0 points; BND is 6.2 times larger.
| Measure | BND | USHY |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −1.3% | +1.7% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 3.5%, high on Aug 6, 2020 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index | ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.08% |
| Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 | $161.4bn | $26.0bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, BND and USHY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
BND and USHY 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.
USHY
USHY tracks an index of Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +1.8% for its benchmark, the ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index, measured by the closely related ICE BofA US High Yield Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BND or USHY?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −1.3% and USHY +1.7%.
- Which is cheaper, BND or USHY?
- 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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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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